I know I have promised not to make you read… and this post stands up that promise. The only thing you’ll read are a few directions so you don’t remain confused while you’re here.
Look at the picture below.
Think about it.
Make some conclusions.
Write your conclusions in the comments below.
There you are… a short post, but one that will make you think.
This is a split photo telling a story. What can the story be?
Hope you are able to tell a story that is different from the stories of others.
Arvind Passey
12 July 2013
18 comments
Antarik says:
Jul 12, 2013
The transition from writing books/manuscripts on paper by hand to typing them on the laptop/smartphone. From the conventional mode to the digital.
My first and probably the most obvious thoughts 🙂
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 12, 2013
Interesting… and quite clinical. I’m sure there’ll be others who will dive into fantasy — I mean, I do hope there will be people reading (Oops! looking at the the picture) and commenting. 🙂
Abhra says:
Jul 12, 2013
It gives me an interesting thought that of evolution for tools for a writer. One who writes of course does a lot of reading, so that is where the journey starts and the gradually moving towards typing on a computer instead a traditional pen and paper – as life gets busier it becomes difficult to carry the books along, so the reading habit transforms into a smartphone or device that supports ebook. Thus overall it is telling us a story how we change with time, adapt ourselves with new technology but at the bottom of our hear we keep the same passion.
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 12, 2013
A journey is an interesting metaphor… but is reading on a smartphone or a Tab really a pleasure?
Diwakar Narayan says:
Jul 12, 2013
Long story short. Transition from Printed Books to Online Books and from letters to mobile messages is what it reveals. Attached to this message is our will of transition.
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 12, 2013
Ah! This version too is all about a journey, a transition… which is what most of us are talking about.
Sakshi Nanda says:
Jul 12, 2013
2 immediate thoughts –
1. Parallel lives exist – Many still prefer reading paper backs to e-books, and putting pen to paper over typed texts.
2. Hope that history repeats itself – in the writer’s world too. That one day, we will go back to writing in letter pads, even if to transition back to technology yet again. A see-saw, just like polka dots and big shades come and go, every 20 years or so. 🙂
(PS – Is there are badge for the best entry? Generosity is a virtue! ;))
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 12, 2013
Parallel lives! Now here we enter the science fiction fantasy zone… lovely! 🙂 The transition story is, of course, a very obvious story line… thank you.
Sridevi says:
Jul 12, 2013
For me it says we need to always make an attempt to read between lines, what it says and how it conveys. 🙂 Hidden meanings and finding where the space is left. (Something I learnt from discourse analysis research class)
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 12, 2013
Reading between the lines… intrigue… hidden meanings… this story line is indeed somewhat different. Thank you. 🙂
Kamini says:
Jul 12, 2013
Tall Buildings…. near a slum….. Creative and eccentric mind….. near complete blank mind….
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 12, 2013
Wow! This is quite off the conventional thought path… loved the metaphors here. 🙂
Shivangi Sharma says:
Jul 12, 2013
It gives us the idea of parallel thoughts and ideologies around us. the ones we are always confused with..
It also reflects how things evolve..
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 14, 2013
Lovely thought… lovely connection… 🙂
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Jul 24, 2013
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Arvind Passey says:
Jul 24, 2013
The font that you’ve used is probably not understood by this website… will appreciate if you can write in English. 🙂
Rachit Aggarwal says:
Aug 30, 2013
I guess it is about evolution of changing modes of reading and writing.
It can also be about how emergence of these super gadgets have killed the hobbies of book reading and Diary writing
Arvind Passey says:
Aug 30, 2013
Interesting conclusions… 🙂