well said. this incident is truly nerve-racking. terrible one. On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:27 AM, sath.murthy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > He has been getting a lot of attention all over the world.. It's ARR > everywhere.... TV, FMs, Prints..... > > In Tamil they say "Thirushti" (Kannu pattutudum) .... may be that > incident happened to take all the bad sights away. So now ARR's > Thirushti is gone.... > > God will protect him from all the bad things.. our prayers and wishes > will always be with him.... > > Sath Murthy > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > > *I guess it was God's warning not to take any of the good things > > that are > > happening to me too seriously."* > > Only a Spiritually Realised Soul can talk and feel like this. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Bivin Chandra [email protected]: > > > > > > > > > While all the hoopla and euphoria surrounding A R Rahman's > double Oscar has > > > been talked about no one knows he had a close shave with death > during the > > > rehearsals for his stage performance for the Oscars. > > > > > > The shocking shave with death came to light after Rahman's > return to India > > > on Thursday when he blurted out the truth innocently. > > > > > > The accident could've proved catastrophic and would've meant > almost > > > sure-death for Rahman. > > > > > > Recalling the nerve-wracking experience Rahman says, "I really > don't know > > > what happened. Two days before the Oscars we were rehearsing at one > of the > > > theatres for the Oscars, the Jay Leno Show and the Oprah Winfrey > Show when a > > > massive chandelier, covering portion of the ceiling crashed to the > spot just > > > a split -second after I moved away." > > > > > > This isn't just a routine drama-in-real-life occurrence. > > > > > > Divulges Rahman, " If I hadn't moved way I'd have become > history after > > > making history in no time at all.The chandelier crashed exactly at > the spot > > > I was standing in just seconds before. It left me shaken but not > terrified. > > > I guess it was God's warning not to take any of the good things > that are > > > happening to me too seriously." > > > > > > Sighing in relief Rahman says, "I think the love and prayers of > all those > > > who love me saved me. As I walked from the left side of the stage to > the > > > right I could feel a heavy drop from the air, like water rushing > down from a > > > height of 30 to 40 feet. So with the good came the rude reminder of > how > > > quickly it can all be snatched away." > > > > > > Says Rahman, "When I did Oprah Winfrey's show for the Oscars > she asked me > > > what Jai ho meant. I said it meant, `May the victory be > yours.' She wished > > > the same back for me and I could see she meant it. It's the best > wishes from > > > the world over that saved my life that day." > > > > > > Rahman says he wasn't the least scared being so close to death. > "What has > > > to happen will happen. I believe one is constantly walking > hand-in-hand with > > > death. Death is like a constant companion. But let's not go into > dark spaces > > > right now." > > > > > > http://www.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=26476 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > >
