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எண்ணிலாத முன்னெலாம்

முன்பு இருந்ததோர் காரணத்தாலே மூடரே, பொய்யை மெய் எனலாமோ? முன்பு எனச்சொலும் காலம் அதற்கு மூடரே, ஓர் வரையறை உண்டோ? முன்பு எனச்சொலின் நேற்றும்  முன்பேயாம் மூன்று கோடி வருடமும் முன்பே; முன்பிருந்தது எண்ணிலாது புவிமேல் மொய்த்த மக்கள் எலாம் முனிவோரோ?

Thoughts Sparked by Cafe Society

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There is no means of testing which decision is better, because there is no basis for comparison. We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself? - Milan Kundera (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) "Alternatives only exclude" says Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Vonnie -short for Veronica (Kristen Stewart) who ended up choosing his uncle (Steve Carrell) over him. He says that in CentralPark after spending a night taking her around NewYork City. The NewYork he had urged her move with him to, abandoning the California where they met. The California, which she too had then mentioned she wasn't getting much out of. But apparently her disfascination wasn't as strong as is. And/or her considerations were different and she has managed to embrace her choices better. So, who is Bobby saying the lines to, if not to himself - aloud?