We take credit to all the innate goodness and brand it as wisdom, love, epigenetics et al. But the most probable truth is we learnt most of it from our dad and inherited less. The nutcase I have become with my love for Max is nothing but what I learnt from my dad. In hindsight, now I see this simple truth. Without him there wouldn't have been a Max in my life. It's amazing how he put up with all the crazy shit I did as a kid and worse as a teenager. I am not sure if I can be that patient. May be someday I hope to learn that too.
The chopper scene of this movie which came out last year was so close to Indian middle class upbringing and boy, it did make me cry:
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