pARRTHa........... LOL. U can address him as God and neednt ask my permission. ..
and nice to know that ARR is your GOD.... :-) On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 1:19 AM, partha sarathi <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Thanks a lot to all those involved in contributing this below article. > I don't understand how to describe "ARR" as. > > *Vithur :- Just for once allow me to say that "ARR is my GOD''. He is a > GOD.* > > Thanks & Regards > P'ARR'THA. > > --- On *Thu, 9/4/09, !--Sri Balaji--! <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: !--Sri Balaji--! <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [arr] ARR and the Value of Detachment > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 9 April, 2009, 6:15 PM > > No words after reading this. No words to express. My thoughts get > triggered towards self-realization. Thanks a lot Chord. Its one of the best > writings I have ever red. > regards, > sribalaji > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Chord <purev...@yahoo. com> wrote: > >> >> >> There are many brilliant artists in this world who achieve great, long >> lasting success. But, there are very few who are able to control their >> success and instead, their success controls them. ARR is someone who always >> stays in control. How? >> >> When someone achieves great heights, great fame, fortune, recognition, >> etc., it's extremely easy for the human mind and spirit to get caught up in >> the frenzy and taking that success too seriously, ultimately, succumbing to >> that success and surrendering to the ego. Take a look at Himesh Reshamiya as >> an example. I don't listen to his music, but I have to admit, he had the >> guts, the energy, the vision to carve out a nice niche for himself and he >> has achieved great success, built up a huge fan base, etc. etc. An ordinary >> artist cannot do what he did. Unfortunately for him, he took his success and >> himself way too seriously and is now in my eyes a victim of his own >> arrogance and narcissism. Sure, he still has his fans and he may continue to >> belt out commercial hits, but let's face it, the party's over for him. >> >> Look at it this way: When you climb up against gravity, the more weight >> you carry, the harder the climb becomes and ultimately, you stop climbing >> and if the weight you build up becomes too great to handle, you could fall, >> and fall hard. If you climb without a lot of weight and don't accumulate >> weight on the way, you will keep going, God willing. >> >> Now, look at our man, ARR. Despite being in the industry for years and >> years, he has always maintained a dominant and successful position in his >> career. Yes, he has had peaks and valleys in terms of commercial success >> along the way, but his general status, the respect he's given and earned, >> the goodness that people associate with him remains the same. ARR has done >> what not many artists are able to do, and that is to create some space >> between himself and his success and to not let his ego become too heavy. >> It's his strong family values, incredible faith and spirituality that allows >> this type of detachment. He never lets his success control him. He is always >> wary of overexposure and takes nothing for granted. He has the ability to >> generate a healthy, broad perspective on his career, his life, his >> relationship with the ultimate divine that he does not allow himself to >> surrender to his own worldly success. It takes a very unique combination of >> personal elements and life experiences to maintain this attitude and >> strength of mind. But, his is an example that we can all learn to apply to >> our own lives. >> >> If ARR has taught me one thing about life, it is the value of detachment >> and not taking too seriously those things that are worldly and temporary. >> ARR has reinforced to me the value of creating space between ourselves and >> our actions and consequences, thereby helping to create a strong anchor >> against the winds and storms of life. ARR is surely enjoying the ride that >> is his life, but he remains in the driver's seat of his own success, while >> ironically, surrendering to the almighty. He maintains control of his >> success despite surrendering himself to permanence and because of that >> surrender at the same time, helping to create that healthy detachment. >> >> Thanks to a good friend with whom I had a discussion about this with last >> night, helping to stimulate these thoughts within me and posting them here. >> >> > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them > now.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/> > > > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them > now.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/> > > > -- regards, Vithur
