Yesterday I saw the Movie Kite runner based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini.
This film touched something deep inside me. This is a story of Amir a well-to-do boy living in Kabul in monarchical Afghanistan and Hassan-loyal friend and servant of Amir. Both are very good friends. Hassan is the kite runner of the story. He is the real Hero of the story. He is very simple boy who is loyal to his master. He will go to any extend to save his friend and master. He is innocent and very much selfless.
His simplicity and loyalty made me cry. He is not intelligent and may be that is why he is so simple. Most of the times intelligence brings cunningness and selfishness with it. This thought really baffles me. I am scared of intelligent people on this earth. Somehow, I am starting to be comfortable with people who are not intelligent...who be loyal, selfless, simple. When I say this, I don't mean I would like them to loyal slaves of someone but they would be much dependable and simple to decipher.
There will be some exceptions where intelligence may forbid cunningness and selfishness. But at some point of time almost all of these so called intelligent creatures like you and me will be on the other side. sad but true...isnt it?
4 comments:
I don't like selfless people - why should you live for someone else ? - maybe there is something to it- maybe my so called 'intelligence' will never allow me to understand it.
see u got the story completely wrong.. aamir is the real hero.. ok he may be bit of a wht we call 'phattu'. the real thing is he goes back. risking evrything he has.. its wht u call, how life comes back in a full circle..
@CV - I believe we do hit most of the extra-ordinary moments in our lives when there is no self. Or if we find ourselves tough being selfless..at least we shouldn't justify our cunningness and selfishness..
@Ninad - For me Hassan is still the hero. Story may revolve around Amir but the character that makes you cry at the end is that of Hassan's. Actually in middle part of the story..you start hating Amir for a while due to his behavior after that unfortunate incident.
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