It is very easy to be ordinary, have low ambitions and lead a simple life of joy and happiness. I wonder if such a life can be content and fulfilling. This thought arises from the fact that when you are gone, nobody will miss you, not a single soul will ever stop their life because you died. This is but natural behaviour. So what is it that you should do so that people will always remember you, so that you leave a good imprint on the world and its history and future.
It is easy to say, there is a lot of satisfaction in being there for all your people, doing the right things, doing the required things and just leading a satisfying life! It is very important, but it is relatively easy to do. It takes a lot to be great, to leave an imprint on the world, so that when you go, people will always remember.
Take the case of Alexander the great! By 32, he conquered much of the world and died, that he still is considered amongst the greatest rulers ever.
Take the case of Saint Thyagaraja, he changed the world of Carnatic music. Not only did he absorb the entire past of Carnatic music, but also set the standard for carnatic music for ages to come. Even today, the structure he gave to Carnatic music holds. He defined Carnatic music.
Take the case of Neil Armstrong. He will always be remembered for setting his foot on the moon - the first time ever by a human being.
There are so few great men like this in the history of mankind. And they are the only ones who will be remembered beyond their times. And they are difficult to be like. It takes a lot and I think that is what I want to be. I want to leave a mark on the world, and I dont want to be just remembered by a handlful of people and be forgotten after they left the world!
It is as they say, easy to be ordinary!
It is easy to say, there is a lot of satisfaction in being there for all your people, doing the right things, doing the required things and just leading a satisfying life! It is very important, but it is relatively easy to do. It takes a lot to be great, to leave an imprint on the world, so that when you go, people will always remember.
Take the case of Alexander the great! By 32, he conquered much of the world and died, that he still is considered amongst the greatest rulers ever.
Take the case of Saint Thyagaraja, he changed the world of Carnatic music. Not only did he absorb the entire past of Carnatic music, but also set the standard for carnatic music for ages to come. Even today, the structure he gave to Carnatic music holds. He defined Carnatic music.
Take the case of Neil Armstrong. He will always be remembered for setting his foot on the moon - the first time ever by a human being.
There are so few great men like this in the history of mankind. And they are the only ones who will be remembered beyond their times. And they are difficult to be like. It takes a lot and I think that is what I want to be. I want to leave a mark on the world, and I dont want to be just remembered by a handlful of people and be forgotten after they left the world!
It is as they say, easy to be ordinary!
2 comments:
true....wish yu luck :)but thr is a certain joy of being ordinary a state of satisfaction evryday which is as imp as the high of a few days.both together make life perfect ;)i don know if i m makin myself understood.but i hope i do
It is not a high of a few days! You can just be drunk for that. But you need a lifetime of work to be able achieve greatness... and i have tried being in ordinary everyday states of work, home and friends and family... any more and it will drive me to madness and i will i think go join an asylum! I need to use the energy I have well, it is such a sad waste otherwise.
I dont know if i am making myself understood. But i hope i do.
P.S. I do hope your spellings improve!
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