Its a bit of a cliche to say that the world is getting smaller. But some days it really hits you!
I've seen the trailers and excerpts of an American 'indie' filmmaker called Whit Stillman. I liked the sensibility of the filmmaker in what I saw. So recently, when I found an interesting article about Whit Stillman's work, I tweeted the link. Don't know how people do these things but a few hours later I had a message from Twitter that Whit Stillman retweeted my tweet and is now following me on Twitter. I got a bit dazed by that. I mean we are separated by a few thousand kilometers of land and sea, by all counts I should barely register on an American filmmaker's consiousness. But here it was!
A second example happened yesterday. A college classmate forwarded a junk mail about a French lady who was married to the present Aga Khan's grandfather (the previous Aga Khan). Nice story, so I forwarded it to a friend in Nairobi, who happens to be a follower of the Aga Khan. In a few hours, he sends me a reply that he has forwarded it to a friend in Canada who actually knew the lady (once upon a time!). Again I was left wondering about how far are we from the most obscure things.
Yes, I too have heard of the concept and the play 'Six Degrees of Separation', loved the idea. But as I said, its another experience when it happens to you.
I've seen the trailers and excerpts of an American 'indie' filmmaker called Whit Stillman. I liked the sensibility of the filmmaker in what I saw. So recently, when I found an interesting article about Whit Stillman's work, I tweeted the link. Don't know how people do these things but a few hours later I had a message from Twitter that Whit Stillman retweeted my tweet and is now following me on Twitter. I got a bit dazed by that. I mean we are separated by a few thousand kilometers of land and sea, by all counts I should barely register on an American filmmaker's consiousness. But here it was!
A second example happened yesterday. A college classmate forwarded a junk mail about a French lady who was married to the present Aga Khan's grandfather (the previous Aga Khan). Nice story, so I forwarded it to a friend in Nairobi, who happens to be a follower of the Aga Khan. In a few hours, he sends me a reply that he has forwarded it to a friend in Canada who actually knew the lady (once upon a time!). Again I was left wondering about how far are we from the most obscure things.
Yes, I too have heard of the concept and the play 'Six Degrees of Separation', loved the idea. But as I said, its another experience when it happens to you.
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