What Is Life?

Everytime I read about tragedies that have left permanent scars in someone's life, it breaks my heart. No one should suffer pain or loss in any of its forms. I don't mean this only to humans but to all living species in this world. A homeless dog hiding in the woods for shelter and struggling for a single meal, but without hope, is not something that any canine should experience, simply because they're pure in their heart. I wish we lived a harmonious life in this world, in which every being is equally provided for and equally treated. A disabled person longing to possess what he/she can't have is hurtful. Life isn't fair, is it?

Imagine meeting the most beautiful girl in your life whom you can't take your eyes off from, even for a single minute. However you know for sure that she isn't going to have the financial support from you to lead a joyful life. This puts you in a push-or-pull situation. You want her so desperately and yet you don't want to ruin her cheerful life that only a sophisticated man can offer. To be in that present moment hurts. Life is condescending, ain't it?

One man taking the life of another has become a cliched news these days. Everyday we hear about people being troubled, tortured or murdered. When I think about it it causes unbearable pain but if it happens everyday we end up turning a deaf ear. No one wants to waste their health or time by worrying about strangers. It makes sense in some way. However is there a way to stop cruelty and savagery? If only there was a solution to stop a person from taking another person's life, this world would be a playground where we would all be kids forever. Life is cruel, ain't it?

Why would someone think he or she is superior to others? And why would someone think he or she is inferior to others? No man or woman is born that way. It's only the values and virtues that we learn, and that we unlearn, the amount of values and virtues we end up lacking for, the values and virtues that we choose to preserve in the end, that matters. If that's the case then why has superiority and inferiority not yet been abolished in this world? What if a baby were to know on day-one that he is inferior to the baby next door? How devastating would that be? I'm glad that these notions of superiority and inferiority come into picture only after a kid grows past his age of innocence. Life is not all the same, ain't it?

There are some people who, no matter what situation they are in, always find a way to glide past the miseries of daily life. Humour, especially if used to hide miseries, is a powerful tool in conveying positive messages. And when you meet such a person in life, who surrounds himself/herself with humour, the best option will be to befriend him/her instantly and instinctively. Humour can be suppress many problems in this world. Humour is the sugar-coating that every person in this world who is secretly a patient in hiding, needs for a better life. There is a movie that evokes such passionate and strong emotions in the viewer's heart, that I watched long time back. It is an Italian movie directed by Roberto Benigni.

If you agree with what I've poured out in the paragraphs above, you'll adore this movie.

The name of the movie is 'Life Is Beautiful'.

The movie talks about, rather shows the possible extent to which a joyful man can go, to put a smile on others, including the viewers.

The movie is set during World War II and hence there are few heart-wrenching scenes sprinkled in and out. However the scars, miseries, cruelties and similar speed bumps are sugar-coated using the art of comedy.

When I finished watching this movie for the first time, I remember telling myself, "Life is beautiful, ain't it? Or is it not?".