Well! Have you watched the movie yet? If the answer is no,
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If you are in a the mood for the slightest bit of motivation or even if you are not, this is a movie you shouldn’t be missing on. I am not talking this as a movie buff, although I would not be wrong if I say it as a movie buff either. Rated 7.8 on IMDB and 79% on rottentomatoes, this movie lives up to more than it promises.
The story of perhaps one of the most brilliant scientists of this century – Stephen Hawking! What better name for a movie – The Theory of Everything!
And the movie really has got everything, it has got determination, gut, inspiration, love, tolerance, sympathy, empathy, dedication and what not. Coin out any book from the dictionary of success and you will find an instance here. The acting, direction is top class and the movie will sweep you away.
Well I shall stop hailing this movie before it becomes a bit too much and I end up overselling it. But it sure is a damn great movie, made for the intelligent spectator.
WHAT THE MOVIE HAS?
The movie clearly takes you through the journey of life of Stephen Hawking – How his quest for a unified theory of everything has sustained the tides of time, the challenges he has had and the experiences he endured to get there to be among the top scientists in the world. The movie takes you through his life – right from the time he was diagnosed of a multiple nerve disorder and the doctor says
“You have only 2 years to live”
And don’t worry, it is not a traumatic experience for the viewer, the movie is not made to gain any sympathy anywhere, if anything it makes you admire the man even more.
THE ESSENCE OF LOVE.
I love the display of character both by Jane Hawking and Stephen Hawking. Although sometimes, I am at crossroads to understand whose character I should admire the most, the sacrifices made by Jane or the sacrifices of Hawking.
THE RESURGENCE
There is a constant question in my mind as I watch this movie – what kept him going?
Was it the passion of science?
Was it the love of Jane which keeps him strong?
Was it his sheer internal strength to face the odds?
Perhaps I will never know but from the perspective of motivation, I would certainly say that all the three play a very significant role.
THE HUMANITY
All through the movie, I can identify the facets of humanity displayed by each of the characters.
The humility of his teacher who admires and points Stephen in the right direction.
The undying love and empathy of Jane Hawking
The appreciation of his friends
Of course the mockery by fellow men, maybe not on his appearance but on his theories.
The Philosophy.
What keeps a man going? When someone tells you that you have two years to live, what do you think of doing?
How do you think you would react?
What would be the philosophy of life that governs you?
And when someone asks Stephen this question, his answer was -
There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.
This coming from a man who has really seen the lows and the highs.
Till now, I really had an amount of respect for this man, but after this movie, it has been of total veneration. I can’t wait to get my hands on his book – A brief history of time. I am not sure how much of it I will be able to understand, but I would certainly love to have it in my library.
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An iconic man the world has ever seen. The time when people believed war was the only solution there stood a man against violence and proved to the world that humanity, love and non-violence can win too. He stood up to his lines “Be the change that you wish to see in the world. “ His life itself was a message.
A famous French author François de La Rochefoucauld said, “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” I know this is not something you would want to hear at the very first thought of a resolution, but you also know how important it is. I think this is something we give up on very easily, why not start this new year with a resolution and promise to not break the resolution at least this time.
Did you know, exercise has a lot more to do than just offer you a better body? It affects your health, mind, mood and attitude and all in a positive way. What better could you ask for a routine of half an hour every day? It is going to be tough for the first few days, but that’s how every good thing happens. Most of the times it’s ok to sacrifice momentary pain for a permanent pleasure
Set a target, set your ‘n’ or even go beyond it, you will expand. Books are the incredible source of information. If you don’t have a practice of reading books, make now. Read at least 1 book every month, read all kinds, you will enjoy it. Books help you expand yourself and opens upon to a new world which you want to live in.
This is something you have to try this year. Enough of rationalizing about the uncomfortable things you don’t want to do. Face it, do it and you will not have to deal with the uncomfortableness the next time.
Fill up the courage and get set to talk to someone whom you are afraid of. Maybe someone from the family or friends. Just one talk can work wonders with your relationship and sometimes that is the one thing which keeps you away from what you desired for. Talk your heart out. It’s ok if the other person doesn’t respond in a desired way, at least you will be happy to know you did something about it. And most of the times it only matters about what you did for what you wanted.
I have a practice. Whenever I come across special moments in my life or whenever I am happy with small reasons or sometimes with no reasons at all, I write it in a piece of paper and put it in the happiness jar. And on the days when I feel all the doors of happiness are shut, I open my happiness jar and I pull out a random paper filled with memories to bring back my happiness.
I know, I might look like a greedy girl now 
