wife: Gosh, these guys are going to give away 100k to some idiot who cannot sing for a toffee, and mumbles some lyrics. (the wife is an avid native classical music fan).
stupid me: so? ( This was such a bad idea )
w: so? <incensed demeanor > No one, offers Amaradeva or Nanda Malini that kind of money! not to mention all those 60's 70's singers, real singers, who aren't exactly well off! No one gives them that kind of money!!!
sm: Well, there are much finer people than that, who are even less appreciated. (Notice that I really don't know when to keep my mouth shut).
w: ....
well, never mind the rest of the conversation. Needless to say, I had stepped onto quicksand.
Now, the finer people that I was thinking of were, people like Prof. Sarath Kotagama & Prof. Epasinghe. Academics are treated so poorly in this country of ours. And these are people who have made a difference in the world, who've contributed to the betterment of humanity and nature. I feel unworthy(corny as it sounds) to even describe the minor parts of their work that I can actually begin to comprehend.
A case in point. Amaradeva, won the Magsaysay Award(for the uninitiated - it's a big thing, o.k.) sometime back. The whole country was thrilled. Felicitations and parties all around. I guess no one really knows that Prof. Kotagama won the Magsaysay Award some years back; no parties, no felicitations, no appreciation.
I don't want to take anything away from Amaradeva(I like him btw), nor do I want to take away the fun and merry making that the YesFM thing will surely bring to the public at large; they are entitled to their share of fun. It is probably silly and unjustifiable, but, I am saddened nevertheless.
The last episode of Sex and the City had a reference to The
Way We Were. Complex Curly haired people are dumped by their lovers in favour of simpler straight haired partners. And the Complex Curly haired ones are ok with this. The relevance of this to the rest of the post is anyone's guess...
urped by gumz @ 9:10 PM
