The Idea-smithy

13 idea-filings for “Desires”

1. 

   1Apoorva

   wrote on 14 February 2007 at 21:20

   Original hai?
   Jo bhi ho, Sahi hai!
2. 

   2wiseling

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 2:18

   There are only two great tragedies in life…. One is not getting what you want, and the other is getting it..
3. 

   3Shreyasi

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 10:22

   I don’t want what I get and I get what I want not…
4. 

   4wiseling

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 11:09

   @Shreyasi
   You can’t always get what you want,
   But if you try sometimes you might find,
   You get what you need.
   ~Rolling Stones
5. 

   5Shreyasi

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 13:36

   Wiseling,
   I agree. IS here has inspired me to write some more on my page as I stayed with the thought…
6. 

   6ideasmith

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 14:06

   @ Apoo: Yes, original hai. Thank you!

   @ Wiseling: Not a tragedy perhaps? I love the second comment!

   @ Shreyasi: I’ve commented on your blog on this.
7. 

   7wiseling

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 14:54

   I suppose it is more an undeniable truth than a tragedy… I was just in a rather sombre mood and my writing mirrors my emotions.
8. 

   8wiseling

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 15:00

   Hmmmm…. I vaguely remember reading the line somewhere and I looked it up.. It appears that I am so fond of quotes that they insidiously ensconce themselves into my psyche. Oh well…

   “There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”
   ~Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

   So anyway, the whole point of this comment is to point out that he was the melancholy one, not moi. (though I suppose I do tend to get rather lachrymose at times..)
9. 

   9infinity

   wrote on 15 February 2007 at 19:24

   oh so true…
10. 

    10Pensivelawyer

    wrote on 16 February 2007 at 9:56

    Simple lesson -

    Its not about getting what you want but about wanting what you got!

    Was it Shania Twain?….lol
11. 

    11ideasmith

    wrote on 16 February 2007 at 11:18

    @ Wiseling: Hmm, a blogger is often making only an observation or a re-telling, not a personal expression. But people don’t usually get that.

    @ Infinity: Isn’t it?

    @ Pensive Lawyer: No, its conventional wisdom.
12. 

    12wiseling

    wrote on 16 February 2007 at 11:53

    But doesn’t one’s essence often get surreptitiously interlaced? Even a teensy little bit?
13. 

    13ideasmith

    wrote on 16 February 2007 at 17:28

    @ Wiseling: I don’t know. Caferati once ran a segment where contributors were asked to write about an issue but taking the opposite point of view (if you were pro-reservation, write as if you were against). It was an exercise to test precisely how you could handle this.