Friday,
April
20,
2007
To
praise
someone
too
much
is
one
way
of
aggravating
someone
else."
-
Marlon
Brando
The
world's
big
time
actors
like
Charlie
Chaplin
and
Marlon
Brando
were
also
great
thinkers.
In
public
life
too,
they
created
a
sensation
with
their
observations
and
in
many
an
instance,
were
subject
to
criticism
too.
That
brings
to
mind,
many
of
the
so-called
profound
statements
made
by
our
very
own
stars.
One
case
in
point
is
the
pearls
of
wisdom
Shriya
has
been
generally
spreading
around
and
we
will
compare
what
other
stars
say
with
her
as
a
starting
point.
After
Shriya
got
signed
on
with
Rajini,
she
became
the
darling
of
the
media.
They
asked
her
questions
ranging
from
economics
to
social
issues.
All
this
sudden
attention
made
Shriya
think
she
had
become
a
social
activist.
So
in
recent
times,
she
has
even
been
talking
about
water
issues,
on
how
to
use
water
sparingly,
water
is
the
elixir
of
life,
without
water
there
is
no
life
and
so
on.
She
is
the
one
who
danced
and
sang
in
a
meaningless
film
called
Mazhai
where
truck
loads
of
lakhs
of
litres
of
water
was
wasted
without
a
second
thought.
Revelling
in
getting
drenched
in
this
water
with
figure
hugging
wet
clothes,
this
same
Shriya
talks
about
the
merits
of
using
water
economically.
"Laziness
and
small
vices
are
what
is
spoiling
this
country.
The
only
way
to
progress
is
to
punish
these
offenders."
Who
said
this?
Was
it
Abdul
Kalam
or
Amartya
Sen?
It
is
our
own
Chiyan
who
commented
like
this
in
Anniyan
on
seeing
a
sleeping
man
in
the
park
and
one
who
spat
on
the
street.
These
words
of
wisdom
were
made
much
of
by
the
press
and
it
lasted
for
about
3
months.
Then
the
same
Chiyan
made
an
atrocious
remark
that
there
is
thrill
in
doing
small
thefts.
This
was
in
Maja
where
he
plays
a
petty
thief.
One
is
to
infer
from
this
that
if
Vikram
plays
a
thief,
it
is
not
wrong
to
steal.
But
if
he
dons
a
khaki
uniform,
even
sending
his
wife
alone
to
a
theatre
is
unthinkable.
One
cannot
question
all
these
changes
in
attitude
as
the
role
dictates
the
behavior.
There
are
some
who
spend
their
time
championing
the
cause
of
animals.
Important
animal
activists
include
Amala
and
Trisha
who
champion
the
cause
of
stray
dogs
even
if
they
are
menacing.
But
there's
a
doubt.
Why
this
sympathy
only
for
dogs?
What
about
the
mutton
and
chicken
that
they
gorge
for
lunch
every
day?
Are
they
not
animals
too?
If
one
has
to
show
sympathy
for
all
creatures,
one
should
not
kill
mosquitoes
and
cockroaches
too.
Dogs
are
being
given
all
this
attention
because
of
the
recent
spate
of
attacks
by
wild,
stray
dogs
on
children,
some
fatal.
Many
actresses
are
canvassing
for
the
cause
of
these
wild
dogs.
They
do
not
encounter
stray
dogs
any
time
on
the
streets
or
anywhere
near
their
person.
They
travel
everywhere
by
car.
It
is
the
poor
street
people
who
become
victims
of
these
ferocious
dogs.
If
these
activists
spend
4
days
in
the
streets
and
come
face
to
face
with
the
unpleasantness,
they
will
surely
reconsider
their
passion
for
the
strays.
When
we
speak
about
pearls
of
wisdom,
we
cannot
overlook
Isaignani
and
the
superstar.
Both
have
spirituality
in
common.
At
every
given
opportunity,
they
have
pleasure
in
saying
money,
fame,
everything
is
an
illusion
and
run
away
with
massive
applause.
If
money
and
fame
are
illusions,
why
hold
on
to
all
that
abundance
of
wealth?
Why
not
give
some
to
those
who
need
it?
But
they
do
not
do
that.
They
are
amassing
that
for
their
children
and
grandchildren
and
then
speak
about
wealth
being
an
illusion.
Who
is
taken
in
by
this
hogwash?
One
thing
has
been
observed.
Only
after
getting
wealth
and
fame
beyond
words
do
these
eminents
spout
such
pearls
of
wisdom.
This
did
not
strike
them
when
they
waited
eagerly
at
the
start
of
their
career
for
performance
opportunities
from
film
companies.
At
one
function,
this
is
what
Rajini
had
to
say
about
his
trip
to
the
Himalayas.
"When
we
go
into
our
bedroom,
we
feel
like
sleeping.
When
we
go
into
the
kitchen,
we
feel
like
eating.
When
we
go
to
the
pooja
room,
we
feel
like
praying.
Similarly
when
we
go
to
the
Himalayas,
we
are
overcome
by
bhakti."
Does
that
mean
it
is
enough
to
have
spiritual
feeling
only
when
going
to
the
pooja
room
or
the
Himalayas?
It
is
alright
to
loot
the
people
but
shower
money
in
the
temple
hundi?
It
is
enough
to
be
a
good
person
only
in
the
temple
precincts?
It
is
strange
that
Rajini
who
speaks
so
much
spirituality
can
act
in
a
terrible
film
like
Chandramukhi
where
he
spouts
a
double
meaning
dialogue
like
"Put
your
legs
close
together.
Only
then
it
will
be
good"
as
he
and
another's
wife
go
under
a
blanket
to
inhale
steam.
Spirituality
does
not
exist
only
in
the
pooja
room.
It
is
prevalent
everywhere.
It's
like
air.
If
a
person
follows
spirituality
so
closely,
that
person
will
not
be
able
to
spout
double
meaning
dialogues
like
the
one
above
and
then
once
out
of
make-up,
speak
about
the
greatness
of
Baba.
Such
a
person
is
only
putting
on
an
act.
Let's
now
take
a
look
at
the
black
MGR
who
has
come
to
save
Tamilnadu.
His
main
call
is
that
he
will
eradicate
corruption
all
over
Tamilnadu.
It's
indeed
sad
that
if
you
ask
him
to
name
one
person
in
the
film
industry
who
has
black
money,
he
will
not
come
up
with
an
answer.
He
will
not
have
the
courage,
since
he
himself
has
accepted
fees
in
black
and
white!
The
list
could
go
on
endlessly,
but
we
will
stop
right
here.
This
is
not
to
create
trouble
but
to
offer
some
food
for
thought!