There is this thing about intelligent dumb people. They are greedy. Always wanting more, comparing oneself with achievements of others. No problem with being greedy, but it becomes one when you stop appreciating the things you already have, in the thirst for something more. Not only appreciate, actually you start complaining about not getting something you think you deserve.
Well I had been, rather I am, that way too.
While I was reading "The Kite Runner", I came across a character Hassan, who is born a slave. And actually does seem very happy leading that life. Even though the novel takes hindi filmy turns later on, but the "greedlessness" and "contentness" of this person struck a cord. He is really happy even with small gestures from his friend cum master. He goes through so many hardships, treated worse than an animal, things which I though he did not deserve even to see in dreams. But he doesnt complain.
I always thought, it was my intelligence, my hardwork that had got me where I am. But on reading the plight of this person, I realize how lucky I am to get all the oppurtunities i have been given in my life. I may not be able to stop myself from complaining, but it does make me feel a lot better thinking, I am in a better place than that Hassan or rather all the many Hassan's around me. I have learnt a lesson.
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good job.
keep it up.
I think hunger would have been a more generic word than "greediness" because "greediness" has some negative overtones.
Anyways, it is not important.
Hunger like any other INTENSE human desire if pursued correctly can do wonders to a person. But if the person becomes it's slave, then it can be dangerous as well. I would like to quote something here which I have read some where- "Mind is a terrible master but wonderful slave" . I am not a big fan of this line, but it seems contextual for this blog.
Happy Blogging!
ok Haddu!
SO i have got the privilege to write the 1st comment on your post.
Good way to put up things :)
But definitely it is your hard work and intelligence which have put you there where you are now. It is just a compromise to our un-necessary complaints which we might need to make.
On the other side of it there is a strong argument came saying if you don't compete, u can't win. But winning is not beating others, but doing what you want, not what others want from u.
DC : I totally agree you can go nowhere without your hardwork and intelligence, but it is not the only thing...
For example, Hassan was really intelligent and hard working, but being born in Afghanistan as a slave left him no choice.. there is something called luck which plays a very important role...
Juned: Thanks for your wonderful comments.
The word 'Luck' even if it exist, somehow makes you week, becoz u have no control over it.
Nevertheless its just different circumstances which makes you feel that it was just your luck n hence u are there or not. n its not only for u, everyone experience this at some point of their life.
DC
I think competition actually starts within. You rate yourself with the question that in the given circumstances would you have done better. There might be people who are smarter than you or have unique qualities that you don't have. That doesn't make you any less important or insignificant. Everyone is unique in their own way. "Greed" or "Hunger" should come from the fact that you actually want it and not because somebody has it.
Sujit: I totally agree to what you have said... very well put...
I have one question though, how do u decide or know what you want?
I mean you look at others around you to set a benchmark? Say, for example, when I was a kid how would I have decided that I wanted to be an engineer, a pilot or for that matter a cricketer - you decide by looking at others who have succeeded at it.
But I do agree the reason you pursue something should be your want and not other's possessing it. Though, your wants are mostly guided by others achievements?
The answer to all this question lies in finding out if the thing you want makes your life better in any way. Whatever you aspire to have should improve the quality of your life. Well, quality of life is a very vague term.It has different connotation for everyone. So what makes your life better. You wanted to become a pilot because you thought flying made you happy. You wanted to become a cricketer because you thought playing cricket is what you want to do or maybe because the money was good in cricket. We make our choices based on these myriad factors. Power motivates somebody and for some people it is just money ( and for himadri its only LAYS :-) ). Wants being guided by others achievement might lead to a sense of desperation and ultimately aimlessness. Your achievements are again rated against yourself and nobody else.
I agree here but my point is :
Why do u think Flying would make you happy? Hearing others' stories..
How do u know money is good in cricket?
You look at other cricketers earning (under 19 WC).. How did Himadri come to like lays? He tried it once after seeing others eat it? :P
anyways this could go on forever...
But the point is, sometimes you want something but you are unable to fulfill it because of some constraints or failures or lack of opportunities.. That is when you start complaining.
For example my cousin wanted to be a pilot, but due to his bad eyesight couldnt make it... he complained about his hardluck and his friends luck who could make it, forgetting other good things in life...
In this short life we cannot try everything and then find out what makes us happy. At this stage of our lives we at least know some of the factors that motivates us.
Opportunity is another thing. If I have a good voice I have a good chance of becoming a singer which may not be true for others. Some people have better chance at certain things. That is true. But complaining or cribbing doesn't help. It only reflects your weakness and vulnerability. So the choices we make depends on what makes us happy keeping in mind the constraints that ties us. Our choices should not be made from any premise like "Phd's are more successful" or "Pilots are more successful". You have to find if the path you choose makes the quality of your life better.
"But complaining or cribbing doesn't help. It only reflects your weakness and vulnerability."
But we are only human (atleast I am :P)
"Our choices should not be made from any premise like "Phd's are more successful" or "Pilots are more successful". You have to find if the path you choose makes the quality of your life better."
Now again quality is a vague term?
Why did I chose to be an IITian, why did you? I dont know about you but for most it is this generalisation "IITians are successful". Until you try, you cannot be sure, but there are zillions of things which you cannot possibly try, so you take the path that is most likely to be successful for you, which in turn is based on sample data from this world itself.
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