What am I doing these days?
Do not laugh at me when I say this…. I am strictly into the books of Harry Potter series gyrating mentally to the gimmicks of the magic world. One more book to go still. The author, J K Rowling, has wonderfully woven a parallel world that is beautiful and ugly equally.
JKR has sailed the readers through a bumpy road of Harry Potter’s life. Some of the characters portrayed are remarkably superb, say, Albus Dumbledore, Sirius Black, Lupin, Snape etc. I was amazed by the growing and glowing friendship between Harry, Ron and Hermione.
The important points blended subtly in her work are
• ‘Love’ is a powerful shield of protection. Its positive energy destroys negative forces in an instant.
• Mental strength of high order is very important, whether to pursue positive or negative goals of high altitude.
• We have a free will to choose our future.
• Risks fetch faster rewards.
• Fearlessness is one of the very important aspects of success.
• Magic can take life but never give back the life taken (the road of magic ends here pathetically).
• One needs extraordinary willpower and self control not to display their powers.
• Friendship endures and stands by in all hardships.
and many more…
Well, I remember those days wherein I used to forcibly read stories to my tiny tot every night, the practice which I managed to continue till he turned 4 or 5. Later on, to develop a taste for reading, I would sit with him alongside every day with a book encouraging him to read. Now, it is his turn. These days he forces me to read his collections though I have no inclination. To give respect to his feelings and avoid further emotional blackmail (:D), I'd picked up the first book of HP but hooked on to it with a feeling that I’ve re-entered into childhood but in a different dimension. But ask Atul, how poor a reader I am as I could not recollect the characters as accurately and instantly as he does.
People wrongly interpret my adherence to self-listed principles as rigidity and get confused when I say that I read this book or watched that movie. Some even chuckled when I said that I am reading Harry Potter.
It is no magic to write such thick volumes on pseudo magical world and be successful. I realise this closely as my mind does not magically form an array of neatly framed sentences; neither relieves me of writing this blog magically.
That shows to prove that I can never be in touch with magic, for I can never spin magic on anyone or anything. That includes myself. :)
And I need not.
5 comments:
Nice to hear about your involvement in Harry Potter these days. Maybe I too will get such a time where I will sit with my kids to read their kind of books.
All said and done, as long as you enjoyed reading that's pretty enough. Whether you began reading for the sake of your son or to know what is really interesting about the author's style is immaterial. As you quoted some days back - "Do not exist or survive, just live". Enjoy reading!
Thanks for your comment, Latha. I do enjoy reading.
When you read children's / teenagers' books and discuss with them, you feel as if your childhood is back. Those conversations are immensely enjoyable too. :)
Dear padmaja,
First teh credit goes to atul who made you to read this book and write this blog.
I have watched the movie.
But let me also read it!!
Indeed Atul deserves all credit. Thanks Prakashi for your visit.
Hi Padmaja,
The Harry Potter series is amazing! I read the first book in college, and by the time the seventh came out, I was one of those who made advance bookings to reserve my copy. JK Rowling's imagination is unfettered, her creativity knows no bounds! The whole series was breathtaking - and also humorous and sensitive and just adorable. :) I'm glad you are having a nice time with Harry Potter. :) It's not just a children's book really, it's for anyone and everyone! :)
Lots of love,
Anitha
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