মানুষ কি একা বসবাস করতে পারে? একাকী জীবন ধারণ শুধু নয়, জীবনের জয়গাণেও সামীল হতে পারে? এর উত্তর খুজা যেতে পারে সাহিত্য, বিজ্ঞান অথবা ইতিহাসের পাতায়। ... নীর্জন, মানবশূন্য দ্বীপে আটকে পরা নাবীকের কাহিনী আমাদের সবার-ই জানা। হ্যা, আমি ইংরেজী সাহিত্যের অমর চরীত্র রবীন্সন ক্রুসোর কথা বলছি, যে একাকী এক দ্বীপে কাটিয়েছিল অনেক বছর। যদিও এই কাহিনী এক সাহিত্যিকের কল্পনা প্রসূত এবং আমার জানা নেই সাহিত্যিক কোন গবেষণা বা অভিজ্ঞতা-লব্ধ তথ্যের ভিত্তিতে কাহিনী সাজিয়েছিলেন কিনা, কিন্তু এ ব্যাপারে কোন সন্দেহ নেই যে এই উপন্যাসটি প্রকৃতির প্রেক্ষাপটে মানব চরীত্রের পর্যবেক্ষণে এক অনন্য মাইলফলক।
নির্বাসিত জীবনের প্রথম বছরগুলো রবীনসন ক্রুসো কাটিয়েছিল মৌলিক উপাদানের খোজে। খাদ্য, আশ্রয় এবং পরিধেয়র সংস্থান করাই ছিল প্রধান লক্ষ্য। এর পরের পর্যায়ে আসে সঙ্গ লাভের আকাঙ্খা। তীব্র এই চাহিদার প্রভাব পর্যবেক্ষণ করলে দেখা যায়, নাবীক তার দৈনন্দিন অভিজ্ঞতাগুলো লিখে রাকছে সময় সম্পর্কে তার অভিজ্ঞান সঠিক রাখতে। এরও পরের পর্যায়ে দেখা যায় নাবীক নিজের সাথে কথা কথা বলছে এবং সঙ্গ লাভের তীব্র চাহিদা থেকে তার চিন্তাগুলো হয়ে গেছে সশব্দ। এ যেন মানব মনে নীহিত স্বয়ংক্রীয় রক্ষাকবচ। এখানে মূল প্রশ্ন হ্ল, রবিন্সন ক্রুসো কি অনির্দিষ্ট সময় একাকী বেচে থাকতে পারত? ফ্রাইডের সাথে যদি তার দেখা না হত, সে কি তার মানসিক সুস্থতা ধরে রাখতে পারত অনির্দিষ্ট সময়ের জন্য? (উত্তর পরবর্তি লেখাগুলোতে...)
Friday, May 6, 2011
Sporting icons of our time (1)
It's not unreasonable to call our times in the World as the time of media. The proliferation of media channels and their users have never seen such growth in human hystory. The same individual can be reached simultaneously with a host of media capturing people's imagination in a way like never before. May be, this unprecedented influx in itself made creation of icons a necessary act of the business; however, there is still no doubt, in all categories of sports, we have seen some extraordinaryly talented individuals who by their sheer skills and mental ability have transcended beyond the usual periphery of a sport or region to become global icons...
Diego Maradona: I have actually paused a few moments before putting the first name, and it's my love and childhood adoration of this fooballing (or soccer in USA) genius which eventually made me put his name in the slot. It's really unimaginable unless you see what Diego can do with a football using only his feet or other parts of the body (except of course hands, as dictated by the rules of the sport). The foot ball is a rather large spherical object that has been designed to be dynamic and not very controllable. But, for Maradona, the Argentine God of football, it takes only the minimum of deft touches and it is absolute cruise control. Whether dribbling in front of the mesmerised opponents, scoring goals or making an impossible pass, his preference for the left foot was well documented and he made playing football look so easy. Being an icon of the most popular sport of the world, Maradona always attracted a frenzy of crowds whereever or whenever he performed. Like a true icon he always raised his game to a never-seen-before level when the big occasions called for it. And, it was his emotions for the game or the circumstances that made him such a hotly talked about figure throughout his life.
Diego Maradona: I have actually paused a few moments before putting the first name, and it's my love and childhood adoration of this fooballing (or soccer in USA) genius which eventually made me put his name in the slot. It's really unimaginable unless you see what Diego can do with a football using only his feet or other parts of the body (except of course hands, as dictated by the rules of the sport). The foot ball is a rather large spherical object that has been designed to be dynamic and not very controllable. But, for Maradona, the Argentine God of football, it takes only the minimum of deft touches and it is absolute cruise control. Whether dribbling in front of the mesmerised opponents, scoring goals or making an impossible pass, his preference for the left foot was well documented and he made playing football look so easy. Being an icon of the most popular sport of the world, Maradona always attracted a frenzy of crowds whereever or whenever he performed. Like a true icon he always raised his game to a never-seen-before level when the big occasions called for it. And, it was his emotions for the game or the circumstances that made him such a hotly talked about figure throughout his life.
Observations on lonliness (1)
In lonliness, you actually come to a point, where even the prank calls (that are not intended for you and caller only dialled your number by mistake) can make you shiver in excitement. Anticipation grows until you receive the call and hears the rather distubed realization from the caller and the purfunctory 'sorry'. You can of course go on days together without a meaningful conversation. And, you start to hear your own thoughts. I thing it's a natural defense mechanism of humans. We long so much to talk with fellow humans that eventually we start talking with ourselves. Did Robinson Cruso of the island felt this way?
In our social setting, the lines of relationships are so much like living beings! The more you leave them unattended they tend to grow dry and lifeless. At the end, you are left with the cobweb in your eye, which can only be seen in the angled light of the afternoon. Undulating slowly, almost in a hypnotic rythm and reminding you of the forgone times and the faces.
In our social setting, the lines of relationships are so much like living beings! The more you leave them unattended they tend to grow dry and lifeless. At the end, you are left with the cobweb in your eye, which can only be seen in the angled light of the afternoon. Undulating slowly, almost in a hypnotic rythm and reminding you of the forgone times and the faces.
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