I am not a crowd person, and definitely not a mob person. Three is a crowd for me. I prefer playing Scrabble at home (or Words with Friends on the phone) to dancing in a club around strangers. Maybe it has to do with my on and off introvert-extrovert personality. I cannot be myself in a crowd. I waste time constantly analyzing whether Im doing the right thing, saying the right words or worse-forget having fun analyzing whether Im having enough fun. That sounds like a control freak- but Im not. I am honestly and genuinely scared of crowds.
For the same reason, I could never understand how people can have fun in a crowd. I used to watch people at Thrissur pooram (ofcourse on TV) and wonder how they can go through the torture of being hit, pushed, pulled...and so on and still enjoy the celebration.
And then I went to Brazil. Togetherness is a lifestyle there. They thrive in crowds. They declare holidays for weeks on end to celebrate carnivals , which essentially is 'not an inch to drop a pin' crowd beating drums and dancing. People just start dancing in the middle of the road the moment they hear music. I still couldnt understand how. A certain Australian who was doing a RTW trip and then in Brazil, tried to make me understand- "When so many people gather together to celebrate--happiness vibrates. Magic happens. Then even the barest little makes people so happy. And you can feel that energy and you being one". At that time, it sounded all mumbo jumbo to me. But thankfully, I was proven wrong two weeks back.
The super talented enthusiastic 'desi's of Houston organized a Kolaveri flash mob. I didnt dance. I didnt really do anything except take some pre dance shots and hold the camera from shaking in the wind. But I was happy. Like the 500 odd people who joined in to watch the flash mob in a cold cold Sunday evening.
Apparently if you let go, you can have fun in a crowd.The happiness indeed vibrates back to you. And there is magic in togetherness.
So if you are curious about the flash mob which made me all sappy and epiphanic--Here it is. Its a brilliant piece of work. And kudos to all those who worked behind and in front of it, especially Ajay, the brain,heart and hands behind the video.
For the same reason, I could never understand how people can have fun in a crowd. I used to watch people at Thrissur pooram (ofcourse on TV) and wonder how they can go through the torture of being hit, pushed, pulled...and so on and still enjoy the celebration.
And then I went to Brazil. Togetherness is a lifestyle there. They thrive in crowds. They declare holidays for weeks on end to celebrate carnivals , which essentially is 'not an inch to drop a pin' crowd beating drums and dancing. People just start dancing in the middle of the road the moment they hear music. I still couldnt understand how. A certain Australian who was doing a RTW trip and then in Brazil, tried to make me understand- "When so many people gather together to celebrate--happiness vibrates. Magic happens. Then even the barest little makes people so happy. And you can feel that energy and you being one". At that time, it sounded all mumbo jumbo to me. But thankfully, I was proven wrong two weeks back.
The super talented enthusiastic 'desi's of Houston organized a Kolaveri flash mob. I didnt dance. I didnt really do anything except take some pre dance shots and hold the camera from shaking in the wind. But I was happy. Like the 500 odd people who joined in to watch the flash mob in a cold cold Sunday evening.
Apparently if you let go, you can have fun in a crowd.The happiness indeed vibrates back to you. And there is magic in togetherness.
So if you are curious about the flash mob which made me all sappy and epiphanic--Here it is. Its a brilliant piece of work. And kudos to all those who worked behind and in front of it, especially Ajay, the brain,heart and hands behind the video.
Soapbubble- I actually thought that cop in the video is named Black'mon' in jest. Like Babumon, Shajimon etc. I hope I dont get sued for racial discrimination now.







