My thinking cap.

My thinking cap! ;) 

If you think you are beaten, you are! 

If you think you dare not, you won't!

If you like to win, but you think you can't. it is almost certain you won't!

If you think you'll lose, you've lost! 

For out of the world we find success begins with a fellow's will

It's all in the state of mind!

If you think you are outclassed, you are! 

You've got to think high to rise

You've got to be sure of yourself, before you can ever win a prize!

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man 

But soon or late the one who wins is the man or woman WHO THINKS THEY CAN! 

- Walter-D-Wintle

Photo @Rohan Shrestha. 

(Costume BURNING WOMAN @ Sats. :)))

I wrote the following poem as the epilogue, to our book #DirectorsDiaries because I felt it reflects what I heard, felt, learnt over the last two years meeting and interviewing 33 directors. In some way, it symbolizes what else one needs to become a director, a musician, a writer, an actor, an artist of any kind.

Fall in love, just fall in love,

Fall in love, just fall in love with life.

Be it the warm dusk, or the fiery dawn,

Or the stars the night wears like a crown,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the mighty rain drop, or the dew,

Be it the stream, or waves the oceans grew,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the rainbow, or a color, a hue,

Be it the palette, or the brush that drew,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the hunting Cheetah, or the hunted fawn,

Or be it the grasshopper frolicking in the lawn.

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the melody, or be just the note,

Or be it the song’s words the poet wrote,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the musicians, or the instruments that played,

Or be it their feelings that they generously displayed,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the echo that wildly travels and bounces,

Or the whisper that only on the lips dances,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the expression that a sound wave catches,

Or the motionless silence that in mute simply watches,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it a man shy, or one who dares,

Or be it the man who off-himself shares,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the pride of success, or failure’s shame,

Or be the one who just plays the game,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the vision that leads even the blind,

Or be it the dream seen by the mind,

Fall in love, just fall in love,

Fall in love, just fall in love with life.

#rakeshanandbakshi.