Dear Zindagi Page #4

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many of you might

think that Pm crazy...

I've come for this formal

seminar in these torn jeans...

so, am I crazy?

Or maybe all I need is a good stylist

Crazy! Very scary word

Because here we still believe that...

a problem of the mind

is something to be ashamed of

If you have a problem with your body,

that's normal...

you can tell everyone...

'hey I'm in hospital...

with a kidney failure...

lung infection, jaundice'

But if it's a problem of the mind...

then the whole family goes silent...

hush hush hush...

as if the mind is not

even a part of the body

Don't laugh just yet...

the joke begins now

Here in Goa,

my parents used to tell everyone...

that I'm a gynecologist,

not a psychologist

Which means the doctor's

own family is ashamed...

to admit that their son is a therapist,

dealing with problems of the mind

Imagine my plight...

many of my pregnant relatives landed

up at the clinic for a free check up...

and you know what,

I delivered a few babies too...

for the extra pocket money

No, I'm just kidding

Dr. Jehangir Khan

Thank you

You'll close it please?

So I'm Jehangir Khan...

but you can call me '.Jug'

May I have a glass of water...

from that jug, Jug?

I'm sure you can

crack better jokes Kaira

May I call you Kaira?

I have only one name

So, how does this work?

I have no idea how that works...

you tell me

Can I lie down here?

Why, are you sleepy?

I'm not able to sleep

That's the reason I am here

Did you see a doctor?

Isn't that what I'm doing?

You mean the white coat,

stethoscope, pill-giving doctors...

I tried pills, they didn't work

That's why I'm here

Sometimes I use this to

knock my patients off to sleep

You're funny

But, you need to work on your jokes

So tell me

Any major change in your life?

I just moved from Mumbai to Goa...

is that a major change?

Yes that's a major change...and?

And nothing,

the moving out, the settling in...

Or the leaving, the unsettling?

No, that's not a problem for me...

I like to move,

not being in one place...

in fact I love to travel...

it's just this sleeping problem

So why did you move

from Mumbai to Goa'?

You know...

I came to Goa to be

with my best friend...

she's having issues with this guy...

who she really likes,

really 'liked'...

and she thought he liked her too...

but then he suddenly

got engaged to someone else

So your best friend, is she okay now?

I don't think so...

I don't think she is okay

I think her main problem

is her profession

She got this dream job,

which is linked to him...

his new fiance will

also be on this project

So how will she handle that?

I don't know

What if everything gets messed up?

I don't know what to advise her...

should she just deal with it?

It is her dream job after all

Sometimes I feel I should tell her -

'Grit your teeth and just do it...

you won't get another

opportunity like this'

And sometimes I feel I should say -

'Shut up! And say no!...

don't you have self respect?'

So I don't know what to tell her

So you are not able to sleep,

because you are up all night...

wondering whether to tell

your best friend to shut up or not?

My grandfather used

to tell me a story...

please narrate it to your best friend

My grandfather was a mountain-climber

Before any expedition,

he would be thoroughly prepared

Sadly, poor Pyarelalji

was not like this

Who Pyarelalji?

A very old friend of my grandfathers'

He was also a

mountain-climbing enthusiast...

whose life-long desire

was to climb the toughest peak...

Mt. Everest!

Finally one day, Pyarelalji

got the chance to climb Mt. Everest...

with a Chinese trekking

expedition group

Without thought or preparation,

he said yes and left

But the group was Chinese...

so they could speak only

in their own language...

no English Vinglish

So the trek began

As they slowly and

steadily climbed higher...

Pyarelalji paced ahead of

the group with much enthusiasm...

while the Chinese people kept waving

from behind and shouting in Chinese...

'Don't go ahead! hatahau hatahau!.

but Pyarelalji thought

they were cheering him oh...

and saying 'go ahead,

You can speak Chinese?

Can you?

No

Then this works

Don't laugh, listen

Suddenly, Pyarelalji saw a growling

snow leopard in front of him...

Pyarelal got scre"

1 mean he got bloody scared

Now he started waving his hands

frantically and shouting 'Help, Help!'

But the Chinese people

thought he is just happy

So he kept crying for help,

and they kept waving back

Then?

Then the snow leopard

ate up poor Pyarelalji

What?

Yes he was hungry

You don't find many

people on Mt. Everest...

And the group kept shouting...

'don't go ahead'

What a strange story

No, it's not a strange story

Please tell your friend...

that sometimes we choose

the tough path only because...

we feel that to achieve

important things...

we have to take the tough path

We feel we need to punish ourselves...

but why?

Why not choose the easy way out?

What is so bad about it?

Especially when we are

unprepared for the tough path

Why climb mountains

when you are not ready to?

Excuse me

You will tell your

friend the story right?

It's important

Okay, I think...

My sleeping problem began...

when Raghuvendra got engaged

Raghuvendra?

The guy in my story?

Right, your friend's...

No, mine

At least I thought he was mine

We used to work together

Jack!

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

You don't answer my calls,

you moved here without telling me

Without telling you

Why would I tell you?

Who are you?

Actually I have one

thing to tell you...

I've made my decision

What decision?

Kaira, I have to talk to you...

Just shut up, one second

Listen to this story

This man wants to climb Mt. Everest...

but without any preparation

he leaves for Mt. Everest...

with Chinese companions...

and as he's about to fall...

the Chinese people don't understand...

obviously, because they are Chinese...

and they keep waving their flag...

and the man is stuck...

and then a tiger eats him up!

Got it?

The difficult option

is not the only option

We can choose the easy option

also because the easy option is easy

You know, forget it

It's too much for your small mind

It's a very deep thought

Are you talking about

working on the film?

I was talking about

NOT working on the film!

That's my decision

Okay, okay good

Good?

Yes I think that's the best...

You think?

Did you hear that?

You think?

I have already taken the

decision to not work on your film...

What do you mean by 'you think'?

I guess someone really

does need therapy...

You told him?

No Koko

Him?

Yes, she told me, so?

And anyway why do you need therapy?

What's the big tragedy in your life?

You didn't want to get serious,

didn't want to commit

So I don't understand,

what is the problem?

You don't understand?

- No!

Then get out

Oh God Kaira...

You really need to grow up

Good thing you've decided

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