Hi Amith, Thank a lot for sharing such a wonderful article. Its very much useful for those who doesn't read URDU.
"After suffering thru all this for a while, I understood that name, fame, money and everything is temporary, and thus, going after all these things is of no use." See, the above lines are well-matured ones. Its really awesome and it made ARR to be humble & down-to-earth. But I pray to Almighty that all these fame, name, money & every good things be there with ARR always... Cheers, Siraj On 7/10/07, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
great job amit.. thanx a ton for sharing the article On 7/10/07, Amith Chandhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by > the business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him > was A. R. Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during > the journey. Long back this article was shared in the group. I could not > translate it then. The original article is written in Urdu, and is posted > here<http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/interactivity/specials/1249_rehman_a_r/index.shtml>. > This is the *free-hand translation *of the same article. I am *not*translating the article word-to-word due to the lack of time and the > limitations of the translation. But don't worry, am taking care that you > don't miss the important content in its pure form! > > Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others > are welcome.. > > -- > > A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of > a saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced > myself to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah > Basri's, and in no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our > conversation started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai! > > > > *Far away from the material world:* > > > > What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away > from the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying > "Whenever the plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of > life". He went further describing how music and spirituality go hand in > hand. "You cannot take one out of the other. Music lets you look inside > within you. It takes you on such a high, far away from this material world, > and moreover, it also takes you nearer to the God. You feel the purification > that takes place within you while listening to music. Maybe this is the > reason why music is sometimes called an integral part of devotion – of *Dhikr > *and *Ibaadat*." > > > > "We used Sufiana music in *Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan* from *Dil Se..* and > people appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all > about devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on > conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing > which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft. > We should do our best to get the perfection." > > > > *…Only because of my mother:* > > > Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget > what she has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I > join the music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for > that dream to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be > a musician sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family > better than anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something > divine about her". > > > > *Spirituality and religion:* > > > > "For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction > manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like > that. It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the > perfect human beings." > > "Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches > maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life; > thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things > perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental > peace." > > "Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice, > and it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is > within us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing > is to know about yourself and your needs." > > "In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion > perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the > same. That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?" > > > > *Music is what I breathe:* > > > > "Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my > life - in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years > old. Being in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all > of a sudden, but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my music > very slowly, after listening to it through the radio programs, television > shows; live shows and later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt that > the live concerts are much more exciting and stimulating for the audience as > well as our musicians. I feel the audience shares the music running thru my > blood vessels. This is the feeling which helps the musicians to grow." > > "Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which everyone can > understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality which > knows no boundaries. Music is beyond all religions, castes, and all kind of > differences. Believe me; one good song can change your life. I know > some people, who, rattled by the experiences in life, were on the way ending > their life. But it was music which didn't let them do that and they changed > their minds. This is the effect of music. Won't you say this is something > spiritual?" > > > > *All the rest is momentary:* > > > > "If you accept that the change is bound to happen and that the only > permanent thing in this world is change, you learn to keep balance between > your heart and mind. Maybe this way is not an easy way but I learnt this at > very tender age, due to the experiences I had during my childhood. We had > everyone with us on our side when my father was alive, and there was no one > left with us after his demise. This was the world practically and this was > the truth. After suffering thru all this for a while, I understood that > name, fame, money and everything is temporary, and thus, going after all > these things is of no use." > > "These days I'm working on Sufiana music again. Having heard a lot about > Kashmir 's relation with Sufi music, I wish I could visit the place > sometime. Its very beautiful place but times are not well there. If I get a > chance to visit, I really would like to go there... only if my mother > permits..!" > > "I have suffered a lot during my childhood days. That made me complex > and therefore I became a believer in God and spirituality. I believe that > when you learn to treat successes and failures equally, then only you can > survive in life." > > > -- > Trusting in God never makes the mountain smaller, it just makes the > climbing easier. I never ask Him for the lighter load, but only for the > stronger back. - A. R. Rahman. > .
