Footloose: As "GOOD" As It Gets

There's an all time favorite movie by this name - "As good as it gets", starring the devilishly sheepish Jack Nicholson and the oh-so charming Helen Hunt, those who still haven't watched it...go, just do it (even if ur not sporting a Nike) 'coz it doesn't deserve a miss...

Wait a second...gooddammit, aah..i mean goddammit... this post is not to promote the movie..

There's this age-old adage which says - "whatever happens.....happens for the good"...."जो होता है अच्छे के लिए होता है".....this just left me wondering..wht's so good 'bout the following????

mumbai terror attacks or terrorism as a whole
pollution
inflation
AIDS n HIV positive status
recession
mafia,underworld,'bhaigiri'.....
slums n poverty
reality TV

i thought..n...i thought more...n not many good things struck my thinking organ, but thank goodness, here's what it managed.....

terrorism, apart from good-old cricket (which generates a pseudo-patriotism), is the only phenomenon against which all of us stand united, n which generates a strong sense of patriotism...."Good walls make good neighbours" they say, but our not-so-good neighbour fails to realize this...the Mumbai terror attacks also got us to value our NSG commandos, placing them ahead of Shahrukh in a popular vote of idealized heroes...my salute to them as well...most importantly, it forced certain irresponsible politicians to step down, but is that good enough??

pollution, well...ummm....yeah....couldn't get much on this one...but it does make us ponder a good li'l while upon the fact that all the development happening...is it actually helping us? is all growth growing to decay?? development ke side effects....iss mein achchha kya hai? it gives a good amount of footage to certain celebrities to express concern n garner media attention by talking 'bout global warming....how good is that?

inflation...the good thing 'bout it is tht it's rapidly seen a downfall in the last few days....good atleast for the incumbent government as the nation prepares itself for the polls...good luck, Manmohanji...

the only good thing 'bout HIV n AIDS is that it's a fashionable cause to stand for...it does manage some good media scoops (remember the Richard Gere-Shilpa Shetty baap of all embraces)...and and.....the scare of HIV does get people into practising safe sex, whenever fidelity goes for a toss...ahem...

recession....has it reached India? or is it still a good distance away?? 'm confused....lay offs, unemployment, depression...omigawd, i'm supposed to discuss the good part of it here..maybe it teaches u a good lesson or two 'bout valuing money n surviving in testing times..maybe!!

mafia, 'bhai'giri, underworld...they gave us one of the most endearing movie characters, bole toh..Munnabhai n also gave Ramgopal Verma some good Company in Satya...

slums n poverty.....Shobha De's said enough good words for Slumdog Millionaire....need i say more....JAI HO!!!

reality TV sucks....or does it?? nach baliye...indian idol....comedy circus....roadies..they've really saved a few good hours of our weekends from boredom...or have they? Shilpa Shetty's sagging fortunes were revived, thanks to Big Brother...good for her....humein kya fark padta hai? but i like her yaar...

that's been a pretty good dose of goodness....good's not good any more 'coz it's gotten a good too much... erstwhile PM, Shri Vajpayeeji wud hv sighed -"ye achchhi (good) baat nahi hai" .....yawn...before i start to get a good-for-nothing feel, i'll wind up this goody goody post..