13 October, 2012
Caution:Magician Ahead
P.C. Sorcar Sr, blindfolded and on a cycle in Paris
In my youth, in Calcutta I had a pack of friends. One time we decided on
an impulse to leave on a trip on the spot, taking nothing with us, no
cash, and left notes at home saying we’d return in due time. After three
days of travelling without tickets on assorted buses and trains, we
ended up on the bank of a river in Junput, a few miles from Digha. We
waved to a boatman squatting on the other side to ferry us over but he
muttered a few curses and flatly refused. We were totally at a loss and
sat mourning for over half an hour about this abortive turn in our
bohemia. When suddenly a very old woman wobbled past us purposefully,
suicidally we thought, into the water—and continued walking right
across. It barely came up to her knee. That was an invaluable lesson—you
never know the depth of a problem unless you wade right in.
P.C. Sorcar Sr.
P.C. Sorcar Sr.
338_Magician
Today's topic is Magician.
“The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing.”
~ Ben Okri, Nigerian author who uses magic realism to convey the social and political chaos in his country, 1959
Thanks to Sridhar for suggesting today's topic.
Happy Drawing :)
“The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing.”
~ Ben Okri, Nigerian author who uses magic realism to convey the social and political chaos in his country, 1959
Thanks to Sridhar for suggesting today's topic.
Happy Drawing :)
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