Fear, Face, Fight- “The F Word”
“How will I fit
myself in my new dress if I do not lose weight”, announced my 9 years old cousin
when I offered her a piece of chocolate truffle. The chocoholic kid also added
about a big No-No to chocolates and fast food, while she declared about her new
diet clause. A part of me got furious at her statement, whereas a part of me
was curious to know her mental analysis about being fat. (Another part of me
questioned if a bar of chocolate was an end to life).
The very next day, I saw the College’s Notice Board which announced about the Open Frame Film Festival to be held at Indian International Centre. The schedule for 2nd September said that the movie which will be first set in motion is going to be “The F Word” by Ms. Saba Rahman. Right after a couple of seconds dedicated to the discussion about the ‘F’ word, me and my batch-mates (being the contemporary icons) apprehended the theme to be something that the age group of 12-35 must be apprehending right now. (May be a movie on ‘Facebook’...?)
I went home and the media student inside me shouted out loud to do a research about the film-makers and their films that was a part of this Film Festival. While doing this job, I read about Ms. Saba Rahman and “The F Word”, and also gave a look to the youtube trailer of this film. And this was it! It was far from what I apprehended. It was a Participatory Documentary which asked a question- “why to lose weight”? May be, it was the answer behind the mental analysis of being fat. I prepared my set of questions that I would put in front of the young and youthful Rahman. During the film festival, I grabbed an opportunity to have an encounter with her as soon as possible.
After having a conversation with her, I realised it’s not all about the way we perceive ourselves, but our perception is a contribution of several other external factors and thoughts. So, if my cousin wanted to go on an anti-fat food diet, it was because the world she lives in taught her to live like that. She was conscious not about just looking good, but also about the thought that will the people around her accept her as “good looking”.
Ultimately, it’s not just about her, we all live in our own world which is meant to please the world outside. I appreciate the intelligence behind healthy living, but not for the sake of gratifying others. Everyone is beautiful and it just requires an eye (not a guy) to see the beauty. It’s better to welcome a sound lifestyle than to disallow your delights to enter in your life. It’s better to be pleased by thing that you rejoice instead of finding reasons to please others. To step out on the road, you need to step out of your shelves that you have unnecessarily created. There is no end to live, but life has one. So, cherish your life as much as you cherish your Birthday Gifts (Some category of humans like me also keeps the gift paper safe for years).
The very next day, I saw the College’s Notice Board which announced about the Open Frame Film Festival to be held at Indian International Centre. The schedule for 2nd September said that the movie which will be first set in motion is going to be “The F Word” by Ms. Saba Rahman. Right after a couple of seconds dedicated to the discussion about the ‘F’ word, me and my batch-mates (being the contemporary icons) apprehended the theme to be something that the age group of 12-35 must be apprehending right now. (May be a movie on ‘Facebook’...?)
I went home and the media student inside me shouted out loud to do a research about the film-makers and their films that was a part of this Film Festival. While doing this job, I read about Ms. Saba Rahman and “The F Word”, and also gave a look to the youtube trailer of this film. And this was it! It was far from what I apprehended. It was a Participatory Documentary which asked a question- “why to lose weight”? May be, it was the answer behind the mental analysis of being fat. I prepared my set of questions that I would put in front of the young and youthful Rahman. During the film festival, I grabbed an opportunity to have an encounter with her as soon as possible.
After having a conversation with her, I realised it’s not all about the way we perceive ourselves, but our perception is a contribution of several other external factors and thoughts. So, if my cousin wanted to go on an anti-fat food diet, it was because the world she lives in taught her to live like that. She was conscious not about just looking good, but also about the thought that will the people around her accept her as “good looking”.
Ultimately, it’s not just about her, we all live in our own world which is meant to please the world outside. I appreciate the intelligence behind healthy living, but not for the sake of gratifying others. Everyone is beautiful and it just requires an eye (not a guy) to see the beauty. It’s better to welcome a sound lifestyle than to disallow your delights to enter in your life. It’s better to be pleased by thing that you rejoice instead of finding reasons to please others. To step out on the road, you need to step out of your shelves that you have unnecessarily created. There is no end to live, but life has one. So, cherish your life as much as you cherish your Birthday Gifts (Some category of humans like me also keeps the gift paper safe for years).
And in the end, I taught this lesson to my cousin. Now
her whatsapp status says “DND- Do Not Diet”. (God! 9 years old and whatsapp.
Incredibly developing India).
