18/7 Dragon Club: Stage Fright - Page 13

Ahhh Borna, I was dying to read your thoughts today. Did you notice how ethereally beautiful KS looked when Aarti was trying to build Palak's confidence. Her smile held such warmth, her eyes held such love and her words had such understanding, it was clear that Palak was melting. 

I too loved the little rain speech for everything it symbolized. I especially loved the part where Palak talks about her little garden and colorful flowers and butterflies. How symbolic. Aarti did come into her life unexpectedly like the rains and when she finally learns to trust Aarti and love Aarti, Palak's life too would be colorful like the flowers in her garden.

@ Red, fantastic  take my friend.  Go Aarti Tshirt! I want one too. 

@Indu: I just relived the episode again while reading your take! The "play of undercurrents conveyed through eyes" was perhaps my most favorite moment during the first half of the episode as far as the Aarti-Maya battle is concerned. The glint in Aarti's eyes and the smile on her face as she silently challenges Bua...I was super impressed with Kratika because of that one second!  

@ Indu, as always wonderful! I love the quote you have today:

Children learn through gentle direction and persuasive teaching.

So true. I loved how Aarti used her own personal experience to boost up Palak's confidence. What she did was validate Palak's fear yet at the same time show her that she has the strength to overcome her fear. And we got a glimpse of little Aarti- the one that stammered yet had the willpower to overcome her perceived weakness. It gives us a slight understanding on how she became who she is, isn't it?

Loved what you wrote about P&P. It saddens me even though I understand that these two have to go through some turbulence to understand that if you want to build a house it has to be brick by brick pretty much like what Yash and Aarti are doing at the moment.

 

@ Borna: Thanks. When I saw that piece my mind actually ran on you since you normally pick up on all these beautiful moments.

Borna, we have been traveling for 4 months on the same road discovering ArYa together. I think by now I know how to push your buttons. 😃 And I am not ashamed to say that I do it because I love to hear every little thing you have to say about KS. I don't think anybody on this forum has studied KS as extensively as you have. You are spot one when you say KS's voice is so melodious. I am curious to know if she has attended acting classes. She must have had, right? I mean how beautifully she controls her voice as the situation demands.  Edited by angake - 11 years ago

@ Kirthi : Thanks.😊 

 

@Indu, inspired writing for sure.  I do have a slightly complicated thought. Does Aarti take up Palak's case out of concern for a child or as the child's mother? If its the former, it makes perfect sense she raise the question and gently support the child's parent (Yash), if its the latter,  how has she become the child's mother in the short time of acquaintance and by which authority. Certainly not Palak's

Also, isnt Aarti being pushy with Palak again? Granted Palak practised the speech in front of a mirror and was hoping for a first prize secretly but what if her progress was not as spectacular as they are showing it was. What if she stammered her way throughout and caught one of her friends smirking? Wouldnt that be more damaging? I say this coz my close friend in childhood used to be painfully shy and would have frozen if put in a spot. She turned out fine in life and in fact is a teacher now. My point is, how is Aarti so confident of her knowledge of Palak? If its by the basis of she knows a child like Ansh, her premise is wrong because Palak is no Ansh. Both have different strengths.

I think Bua had some valid points today. Her motives are needlessly negative but her caution should have merited a double take from Aarti but she barrels through. Its a different matter that since its Aarti season in PV right now,  everything she touches is gold apparently.

 @Kirthi: Thanks...and right back at you, pal. I so loved your insightful thoughts today. You are so right that Aarti and Palak should take this building up between themselves...with Yash giving silent support. That's all they need...Aarti needs his approval, and Palak needs his approval of Aarti, that is, she needs to know that her father too trusts Aarti just as she has begun to trust her. And yes, oh yes, I just was so impressed with the Ansh factor in this whole Aarti-Palak bonding. His reactions as a brattishly insecure son who was used to his mother's undivided attention till now was absolutely spot on.👍🏼 Edited by InduG64 - 11 years ago