What happens when you mix looks, talent and magic..?....A miracle...
...and that is exactly what the name david blaine bring to your mind...a magician by profession and one at heart.....he stirs the crowds by his feats...and his charm..
...I got the idea to write this while I was perspiring away in the gym and I happened to catch a glimpse of this enchanting fella on the TV screen..apart from escaping from a near-to-disastrous treadmill accident and losing a breath...it made me wonder...
...I have always been overwhelmed by anything unrealistic..anything which could be a whim or a fantasy..and someone who can almost bring it to life is definitely a top position holder on my list of the 'cool-people-I would-wanna-be-if-I-wasn't-me' list..his skills got me thinking about how people react to out-of-the-normal incidents...
...everyone not only reacts to magic as something that cannot be anything else but a trick for the eye..a sort of hypnosis...but they also never want to believe in it..not saying that I do...but it definitely interests me..and I do think there is more to it than just what is visible to the eye...that is..more than an illusion...
It is a way to add the zing to a normally dull day...it is a way to live your dream by imagining things that you would want in reality...it is a way of entertainment...a way of life and earning their daily bread for others...in all it is fantastic...eye-opening..brings a smile to my face...and a surprise to my senses...
I wish I could do magic...cook up a ditty and *poof* make something disappear...the look on an audience when they see the spectacle is almost priceless...and to think that you have the power to own that look...and bring it out with the click of your fingers or a twist of a kerchief...exotic!
I might have gone too far dwelling into a simple tv show..and the topic...neither do I want or wish to be a genie..nor a feather swinging fluffy puffy rosy fairy..or a magician even..
..the bottomline...I just want to understand magic..
...and somewhere along the way...between it all..live a fairy tale...
...*kazaaam*..
6 comments:
Isnt a talented magician an oxymoron?? Correct me if I am wrong.
You are wrong..
doing magic is a talent...it might be a nurtured/practiced/cultivated talent...but it definitely is..
allergic_to_alliterations said...
{doing magic is a talent}-> Which makes "Talented magician an oxymoron" right?
so, should we add "Talented Magician" to this list?
The Top 45 Oxymorons!
45. Act naturally
44. Found missing
43. Resident alien
42. Advanced BASIC
41. Genuine imitation
40. Airline Food
39. Good grief
38. Same difference
37. Almost exactly
36. Government organization
35. Sanitary landfill
34. Alone together
33. Legally drunk
32. Silent scream
31. Living dead
30. Small crowd
29. Business ethics
28. Soft rock
27. Butt head
26. Military intelligence
25. Software documentation
24. New classic
23. Sweet sorrow
22. Child Proof
21. "Now, then "
20. Synthetic natural gas
19. Passive aggression
18. Taped live
17. Clearly misunderstood
16. Peace force
15. Extinct life
14. Temporary tax increase
13. Computer jock
12. Plastic glasses
11. Terribly pleased
10. Computer security
9. Political science
8. Tight slacks
7. Definite maybe
6. Pretty ugly
5. Twelve-ounce pound cake
4. Diet ice cream
3. Working vacation
2. Exact estimate
.And the number 1 oxymoron is..
1. Microsoft works
A must read then: Living with the Himalayan Masters or Autobiography of a Yogi :)
Hey Shu,
Ever read "The amazing adventures of Cavalier and Clay"? I think you'll like it. Clay in the book is supposed to be a student of Houdini---the greatest escape artist ever (guess you already know that). And an escape artist is after all the most talented of all magicians ;-)
He-who-must-not-be-named :-p
(forgive me, for I've only recently finished book 6)
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