...And I would survive without alcohol and doperoids. Annunymous
I was supposed to write an Inspiring piece of story but end up plagiarizing from the life of few finest human beings. The fact that I am organically less talented has contributed to its core and my work has become an artificial non-fiction. Eventually in the absence of script (read dearth of original copy) I settled for creating a collage of my experiences and casted none other than the word ‘Inspire’ in the lead role, supported by character artist ‘Motivation’ and the very versatile ‘Courage’, ‘Belief’ among the main star casts. Just a note of caution, all brainy and intellectual folks don’t use your grey cells just read it with the flow and enjoy it by heart.
“Inspiringly Inspired Inspiration”, perhaps these three ‘3D’ avatars of the word – ‘Inspire’ and the new line can trigger an out of box motivation for an inspiration hungry human being like me (…I am an Inspiring Guzzler and can inspire a teetotaler to be a tanker once in a leap year) but I must admit.. it does not and it would remain just another word (Inspire) until you translate it into a purpose. Let’s get deeper and delve into the philosophical powers of the word ‘Inspire’, when it performs or links with a belief and purpose. It becomes the only medicine, which you take without any prescription most of the times, the only catalyst, which can pump your heart faster apart from chocolates or drugs, the only activity, which satiate your innate needs apart from sex or masturbation, the only experience (remember Goosebumps), which may come from watching a dream come alive, listening to extraordinary people and of course an out of body encounter.
We often seek divine intervention when times get really tough but finally it’s our intervention with the destiny, which sails us through while we, the mango people (we are mortals and life per se has no age), never ever realize that. The source of inspiration motivates us to challenge the boundaries and if succeed we become limitless. ‘Inspiration’ keeps changing its address (and he is not a criminal) Some would find it in yoga or meditation, others in music, movies or creative pursuit, few in books or stories, some in power or success while balance in Nature or Social work, etc. But the address, which would be the most sought after, resides in true Human stories. Inspirations may surprise us coming from simplest of experiences to unbelievable events. Stories, which have been scripted against all odds, courage pitted against the devils and gods, perseverance holding an active volcano, beliefs glowing all over like an aura of underdogs and passion brewing out of every bean of action. You pick stories of the real life heroes and you will be amazed, you would get intoxicated by the potions of courage and belief in the cocktales (Rx. one time a Week, empty stomach) of such brave hearts.
Dhirubhai Ambani is perhaps a legend of such inspiring stories. He was the first generation business man with no political or bureaucratic lineage and even riches for that matter to make things possible with the dough power but he knew himself better than the world (and that’s the hallmark of great human beings). We should not forget at that time, pre-liberalization era, the economic conditions, openness in the system didn’t exist and was topped with over dose of traditional red tapism but he managed to bring a revolution and created foundation of an empire. His textile unit, during 1975, was certified as meeting the world class standard by the World Bank. So what if he resorted to some unfair practices to activate his destiny, he did all that for the lack of system and eventually created global standard businesses, wealth and innumerable jobs. He was always available for his family and society. His act paved ways for all budding entrepreneurs post that. This inspiration is coming straight from the years of 1950s to 1980s, when such stories were unheard of and in fact today perfectly qualifies to be a Myth (only if you believe in this subject).
Have come across few of successful first generation business men, whose success stories are not less inspiring; some have seen the toughest time during the recession period of 2008-2009 while some just led by their passion and dream chose the less travelled road of struggle and hardships. They saw their dreams almost embracing the dust but they clinged on to their belief and somebody from nowhere came to the rescue with placing considerable faith in them and giving a chance to pump life. What could be the reasons for such luck? My belief says it’s because of their unflinching courage / belief and the singular purpose of the life. They have built their system (dreams) around like minded people, have empowered them and even liberated them with the materialistic issues, like extending loans for securing their own house in the city. Once a first generation entrepreneur told me, “I have seen that the best jobs can be done by a team of average like-minded talented individuals.” It’s such a simple observation but carries lasting impression. These inspiring human beings may not come into the notice of public or create headlines in news papers but they do make difference to the people around them and inspire all those, who become a part of it. Their stories are biological tonic of inspiration, an experience that may take your life time to discover.
Movies like Gladiator, Chak de India, Lagan, Rang De Basanti, Cindrella Man are cinematic inspirations while movies like Spiderman, Harry Potter, 3 Idiots, Titanic can only entertain but not inspire in a way the former series would. The catch is they are built around courage, passion, singular purpose and belief in one self. Whenever these ingredients would come into picture, it would create memorable and inspiring experiences. I have a collection of inspiring movies, which I would watch late night whenever I feel low and lost in life. Take the latest case of the movie “The Social Network” – the protagonist believes in creating something bigger and was driven by his belief and purpose. He was so passionate that he seized every single Idea coming from a dumbest of conversations and later when he presented his Dream in front of the world, people lapped it and hailed him as one of the biggest innovations. Now that act was executed against all time, people, trends and faced toughest of challenges. It did inspire lot of cult audience, who was craving for such true stories. The protagonist in the movie ‘127 Hours’ has displayed unparallel courage and scripted his own survival story. That whole night, I was wondering that can I be like Franco – fearless, crazy, adventurous, brilliant manager of my life.
The Indian Heavy weight boxer, Virendra Singh Gold Medalist of the Asiad 2010 was in a vital situation, when he broke one of his fingers during the final match fight but then he didn’t let the opponent sniff the weakness and fought with utmost courage, stamping his belief in the every punch he marked on his face. Finally he brought him down and the History was all the Glory. He was driven by a purpose, which was left incomplete when he lost his Gold during the Common Wealth Games 2010 final. This is what such acts bring to table and inspire us to put an unforgettable mention.
And the company of some human beings is always so inspiring that you never mind them meeting or talking again and again. They would carry such a persistent strong positive attitude that whenever you find yourself in troubled waters you would just want to be with them for a while. These people are into something beyond the obvious; they are into creating positive state around them, always talking bright and light. Their attitude would rub on to friends, colleagues, relatives and you can feel the milieu changing with their presence. This is how some people sprinkle inspiration around them. A breath taking dialogue from a forth coming movie ‘Source Code’ – “What would you do if you know you had less than eight minutes to live, I would make those seconds count.”
Just take one of my crazy cases, for me beauty is equally inspiring. Spotting a beautiful face among the crowd invigorates my belief in life that it’s beautiful and if you are lucky to see that beautiful face every morning, your day is worth it. The life turns so serene and simple. It also coaxes me to look forward to a new morning every day, early inspiring encounter every morning. Still remember few of my friends, my graduate and post graduate fellows, who have chosen their dreams and wanted to be a journalist, businessman, producer, director, anchor, actor, etc. Even today they are committed to the dreams and have sacrificed life for it while others chose to settle for easy professions and available options. Now if you would review their stories today, your eyes would welled up with proud and Inspiration. Success (or not) is a second topic but the struggle, belief and the road travelled so far is itself a high octane story.
I would just leave with a simple thought, Look back to your life, your journey from childhood to adulthood (whatever you can remember), you would realize that the report card of your life is nothing less inspiring than anybody else in this world. You would have done your best assignment with the given means and time. We often undermine ourselves and ignore our stories, looking up to someone.. we would have desired to be, forgetting the beauty of present and the person we are today. You are as inspiring as any Great in this word and you would be surprised to know that the Legends often look up to someone else for Inspiration because they would never have felt the same way, looking back in their life. Remember US President Obama often says that how he owes his life to Mahatma Gandhi. We are like Small Suns, we may never understand how many lives we have illuminated or saved (influenced) with our presence or deeds but would always seek more source of energy (inspiration) inside to keep burning and feeding our Small Universe. And few of these Small Suns get bigger by time and follow their fame into the Chronicles of the mankind History.
I was supposed to write an Inspiring piece of story but end up plagiarizing from the life of few finest human beings. The fact that I am organically less talented has contributed to its core and my work has become an artificial non-fiction. Eventually in the absence of script (read dearth of original copy) I settled for creating a collage of my experiences and casted none other than the word ‘Inspire’ in the lead role, supported by character artist ‘Motivation’ and the very versatile ‘Courage’, ‘Belief’ among the main star casts. Just a note of caution, all brainy and intellectual folks don’t use your grey cells just read it with the flow and enjoy it by heart.
“Inspiringly Inspired Inspiration”, perhaps these three ‘3D’ avatars of the word – ‘Inspire’ and the new line can trigger an out of box motivation for an inspiration hungry human being like me (…I am an Inspiring Guzzler and can inspire a teetotaler to be a tanker once in a leap year) but I must admit.. it does not and it would remain just another word (Inspire) until you translate it into a purpose. Let’s get deeper and delve into the philosophical powers of the word ‘Inspire’, when it performs or links with a belief and purpose. It becomes the only medicine, which you take without any prescription most of the times, the only catalyst, which can pump your heart faster apart from chocolates or drugs, the only activity, which satiate your innate needs apart from sex or masturbation, the only experience (remember Goosebumps), which may come from watching a dream come alive, listening to extraordinary people and of course an out of body encounter.
We often seek divine intervention when times get really tough but finally it’s our intervention with the destiny, which sails us through while we, the mango people (we are mortals and life per se has no age), never ever realize that. The source of inspiration motivates us to challenge the boundaries and if succeed we become limitless. ‘Inspiration’ keeps changing its address (and he is not a criminal) Some would find it in yoga or meditation, others in music, movies or creative pursuit, few in books or stories, some in power or success while balance in Nature or Social work, etc. But the address, which would be the most sought after, resides in true Human stories. Inspirations may surprise us coming from simplest of experiences to unbelievable events. Stories, which have been scripted against all odds, courage pitted against the devils and gods, perseverance holding an active volcano, beliefs glowing all over like an aura of underdogs and passion brewing out of every bean of action. You pick stories of the real life heroes and you will be amazed, you would get intoxicated by the potions of courage and belief in the cocktales (Rx. one time a Week, empty stomach) of such brave hearts.
Dhirubhai Ambani is perhaps a legend of such inspiring stories. He was the first generation business man with no political or bureaucratic lineage and even riches for that matter to make things possible with the dough power but he knew himself better than the world (and that’s the hallmark of great human beings). We should not forget at that time, pre-liberalization era, the economic conditions, openness in the system didn’t exist and was topped with over dose of traditional red tapism but he managed to bring a revolution and created foundation of an empire. His textile unit, during 1975, was certified as meeting the world class standard by the World Bank. So what if he resorted to some unfair practices to activate his destiny, he did all that for the lack of system and eventually created global standard businesses, wealth and innumerable jobs. He was always available for his family and society. His act paved ways for all budding entrepreneurs post that. This inspiration is coming straight from the years of 1950s to 1980s, when such stories were unheard of and in fact today perfectly qualifies to be a Myth (only if you believe in this subject).
Have come across few of successful first generation business men, whose success stories are not less inspiring; some have seen the toughest time during the recession period of 2008-2009 while some just led by their passion and dream chose the less travelled road of struggle and hardships. They saw their dreams almost embracing the dust but they clinged on to their belief and somebody from nowhere came to the rescue with placing considerable faith in them and giving a chance to pump life. What could be the reasons for such luck? My belief says it’s because of their unflinching courage / belief and the singular purpose of the life. They have built their system (dreams) around like minded people, have empowered them and even liberated them with the materialistic issues, like extending loans for securing their own house in the city. Once a first generation entrepreneur told me, “I have seen that the best jobs can be done by a team of average like-minded talented individuals.” It’s such a simple observation but carries lasting impression. These inspiring human beings may not come into the notice of public or create headlines in news papers but they do make difference to the people around them and inspire all those, who become a part of it. Their stories are biological tonic of inspiration, an experience that may take your life time to discover.
Movies like Gladiator, Chak de India, Lagan, Rang De Basanti, Cindrella Man are cinematic inspirations while movies like Spiderman, Harry Potter, 3 Idiots, Titanic can only entertain but not inspire in a way the former series would. The catch is they are built around courage, passion, singular purpose and belief in one self. Whenever these ingredients would come into picture, it would create memorable and inspiring experiences. I have a collection of inspiring movies, which I would watch late night whenever I feel low and lost in life. Take the latest case of the movie “The Social Network” – the protagonist believes in creating something bigger and was driven by his belief and purpose. He was so passionate that he seized every single Idea coming from a dumbest of conversations and later when he presented his Dream in front of the world, people lapped it and hailed him as one of the biggest innovations. Now that act was executed against all time, people, trends and faced toughest of challenges. It did inspire lot of cult audience, who was craving for such true stories. The protagonist in the movie ‘127 Hours’ has displayed unparallel courage and scripted his own survival story. That whole night, I was wondering that can I be like Franco – fearless, crazy, adventurous, brilliant manager of my life.
The Indian Heavy weight boxer, Virendra Singh Gold Medalist of the Asiad 2010 was in a vital situation, when he broke one of his fingers during the final match fight but then he didn’t let the opponent sniff the weakness and fought with utmost courage, stamping his belief in the every punch he marked on his face. Finally he brought him down and the History was all the Glory. He was driven by a purpose, which was left incomplete when he lost his Gold during the Common Wealth Games 2010 final. This is what such acts bring to table and inspire us to put an unforgettable mention.
And the company of some human beings is always so inspiring that you never mind them meeting or talking again and again. They would carry such a persistent strong positive attitude that whenever you find yourself in troubled waters you would just want to be with them for a while. These people are into something beyond the obvious; they are into creating positive state around them, always talking bright and light. Their attitude would rub on to friends, colleagues, relatives and you can feel the milieu changing with their presence. This is how some people sprinkle inspiration around them. A breath taking dialogue from a forth coming movie ‘Source Code’ – “What would you do if you know you had less than eight minutes to live, I would make those seconds count.”
Just take one of my crazy cases, for me beauty is equally inspiring. Spotting a beautiful face among the crowd invigorates my belief in life that it’s beautiful and if you are lucky to see that beautiful face every morning, your day is worth it. The life turns so serene and simple. It also coaxes me to look forward to a new morning every day, early inspiring encounter every morning. Still remember few of my friends, my graduate and post graduate fellows, who have chosen their dreams and wanted to be a journalist, businessman, producer, director, anchor, actor, etc. Even today they are committed to the dreams and have sacrificed life for it while others chose to settle for easy professions and available options. Now if you would review their stories today, your eyes would welled up with proud and Inspiration. Success (or not) is a second topic but the struggle, belief and the road travelled so far is itself a high octane story.
I would just leave with a simple thought, Look back to your life, your journey from childhood to adulthood (whatever you can remember), you would realize that the report card of your life is nothing less inspiring than anybody else in this world. You would have done your best assignment with the given means and time. We often undermine ourselves and ignore our stories, looking up to someone.. we would have desired to be, forgetting the beauty of present and the person we are today. You are as inspiring as any Great in this word and you would be surprised to know that the Legends often look up to someone else for Inspiration because they would never have felt the same way, looking back in their life. Remember US President Obama often says that how he owes his life to Mahatma Gandhi. We are like Small Suns, we may never understand how many lives we have illuminated or saved (influenced) with our presence or deeds but would always seek more source of energy (inspiration) inside to keep burning and feeding our Small Universe. And few of these Small Suns get bigger by time and follow their fame into the Chronicles of the mankind History.
