One of the delights of being retired is that you are free of daily schedule. You now have the time to return to those interests that you did not have the time to explore. Internet with AI helps you return to those missed things.
One of my most pleasurable adventures of this
period without schedules is watching old Tamil movies and songs from those
movies. There is a profound
difference between watching a film to escape a busy work week versus watching
it with the unhurried, spacious mind of retirement. Free from the ticking
clock, you can actually pause, rewatch a scene, look up the lyrics, and notice
the subtle camera angles or the literary depth that flew past during your
younger years. So much that was missed in the first
encounters in the past now comes to light.
What prompted these thoughts today was a
YouTube video of M. S. Rajeswari songs. The different tones and emotions of
songs I have heard a thousand times suddenly took on a new clarity. From the
seductive playfulness of “Oh Rasikkum Seemane” to the deep longing of “Pudhu
Pennin Manadhai”, these songs hold your attention as no book ever could. I have
added below the URL to the video.