Sreya-ism: whose at the bottom of the pyramid?

So people realise how it actually reflects on them when they treat service staff anywhere ( especially restaurant, hotels ) with slight and arrogance ?

Just witnessed terrible arrogance while at a late night coffee at the next table .

More often than not I see people from the same community /country treat the other whose serving , with sickening arrogance and almost menial mentality ...it's worse to witness when both are immigrants .

Just by sheer luck of birth, then education perhaps , one has accumulated a few extra bucks in bank account and supposed social mobility ! It's almost a silent show of " look where I am and look where have not been able to reach"

I've started distancing myself from contacts within my circle who have shown an iota of that hierarchical attitude.

Always brings back the quote " Some people are so poor ...all they have is money "

Sreya-ism : For a relationship

For a relationship you need dialogue and the same language. How beautiful then if that language is one of creativity and dreams?

Sreya-ism : Suffering

Suffering is a part of life. God suffered for the human race, we are just mere mortals. We live according to the way the Universe decides and the ones that have the most suffering are the ones that are actually the chosen ones. It was the Son of God that suffered the most, remember?
Don't complain if you suffer. If you are falsely blamed forgive and move on. People will play games, cause you pain, never stand up for you and sometimes even say things about you which you hear for the first time about yourselves.
Just remember to trust in the Creator and your own faith and values. Do the best you can and with honesty and integrity. Do good. Do it well. If people don't see it, you don't lose.
There will be mindless pursuit of money and fame. There will be crazy accusations and life will seem complicated and ruthless. Still carry on with your goal. We all need to bear our cross sometime in life. We will.
Continue with self belief and remember it's never about YOU and THEM.
Games end. People end. Life moves on and the eternal Universe watches

Sreya-ism : Free Lunches? Really?

Free lunches ? Really ???
This post may not sit well with many but then I never write to please ...I write because I am
I don't use innuendos . I don't mince my words. So this post will be up and in the face for many ...
So here goes ...it is an off spring of many conversations with event Organisers and producers across communities in Singapore on the almost silent inherent 'bullying ' they face in one aspect ...free tickets and add ons!
I've been in events for donkeys years now even if Darpan in itself is 5 years old . I started off with mainly Govt delegation events and thus never saw this side of "norms " . I then moved into the realms of the entertainment industry and the arts ...and specifically Asian events ....
What completely bamboozles me each time is how people unabashedly wait for free tickets and passes ( from 10 dollars to a few hundred at times) to make an appearance at a paid ticketed event where sometimes the bills to pay run into tens of thousands if not hundreds ...
The drama doesn't end there !
What comes as a googli in fact is even when handed out a free ticket they expect the best category and the ticket count for friends they want to please adds on at times !!
So what is it ? One can't afford the ticket while very aware of social status ? Or they won't pay for art and yet expect it to survive ? Or...*roll eye moment *
And we flaunt our expat lives and packages ?! Like huh ?!
For the record , all of my team members and I buy our own tickets whether it's movies Darpan distributes or events in Theatres ...
If you want to support art PAY for it and show support ! Art doesn't come as cheap as the mentality that some of you show!
With sponsorships dwindling , events and passion for the same hasn't but demands of the peripherals interestingly keep growing sadly and it's about time we all come together to speak the same language on "invites at paid events "
Having said that am blessed to see many fellow events organisors have paid for good category tickets and come for my shows. They have also not been "ashamed" to get lower price tickets but given priority to witnessing a good performance ...They know how we all bleed just because of our passion .
Thank you people ! You know who you are !
And I have stopped accepting invites for paid events. If I can't pay I won't go. If I help promote a friends event I do it just to support the effort that I know goes into organising it and the plethora of tasks . If I will attend I will pay as that's also a respect paid to the artist and the team efforts .
That's where I feel my dignity is preserved as an appreciating audience and not in show and tell of front row seats that actually came free !
Am not even starting on the judgement calls on the event or the useless banter on how much money is made ! Trust me the amount we made wouldn't even pay for two lunches with friends at times !!!

Sreya-ism : real feelings and transactional dealings

To be loved: wonderful
To expect love in return : business deal or transaction
To be cared for: beautiful
To expect care in return : foolish
To be tracked with excuse of caring: intrusion
To help others : our purpose on earth and gratitude to the Universe
To go about publicizing that help: negation of help
To expect help in return : harakiri to self peace and tranquility
No expectations infinite bliss!

Sreya-ism : humility or sound?

It's the insecure who need to boast, compare and prove a point over and over. They need to remind others and maybe in turn themselves, that they exist. They suffer from the stress to deliver and to impress to get noticed. It's a noisy garb too at times where there's very little you see as the stroke of genius. More often than not when they reach a 'higher ground' or gain connections out of turn, before their time. They are aware they reached a place that's not theirs and in the frenzy to consume they make more noise as they gobble as much they can in the limited time. Gratitude is never in their dictionary and yet they come across as so very polite. Be cautious of the much too polite. Another sign is the amount they complain, crib and make it also a point to prove how much they are changing the world with their contribution, consideration and capability.
On the other hand Humility, generosity, and silence grow like skin to the secure and confident. No garb needed. They don't mince their words and aren't scared of calling a spade a spade. They never see a need to prove any act of theirs and see gratitude and thankfulness as a way of life. . Even in the shadows and silence they glitter to the naked eye. They know they will be there steadfast no matter what.

Sreya-ism : When at the lowest

When you are at your lowest , the only other way is up. No one can stop you from winning and soaring to the other extreme!