I've used this punch line twice within a span of few weeks, which I've borrowed it from the movie SpiderMan.. But definitely its one of those lines which really made a lot of sense. Its really nice to know that there are few people who really look up to you in life, but then I would say its a double sided sword, simply coz then you need to live upto their expectations and there might be times wherein you would end up doin things which you might disagree but then you need to match their expectations.
I've always believed and I'm sure by this time you would know that I strongly advice, live your life by the rules you set and not what others expect out of you, coz then you are losing your genuineness and tryin to fill in someone else's shoe.
Well, I know as a matter of fact I've influenced quite few lifes with my thought process and one of them happened to be one of the guy's who used to work in one of the World of Titan Store, who really had this carefree attitude, well really can't blame him, coz he was all of 19 years, dropped out of education coz he wanted to support his family but one thing which I saw in him was that HE dreamed BIG. I really wanted to help him and did try reachin out to him, but most of the time he gave this feelin that he doesn't really care.
Fast forward few years and then I see that though he always gave me the carefree attitude, he did take my words seriously and started workin towards achieving his goals despite odds stacked against him. And I only happen to realize this when I met him in person and realized hell I had influenced this guy to a large extent, that today I'm one among his 6 idols the rest being Arundhanti Roy, Varghesee Kurien, Kamal Hasan, Piecrce Brosnan and Kamala Das. Hell frankly speakin I really don't think I'm that praise worthy, coz I only tried makin him a better person but definitely i don't need to be sharin the dias with the rest. Coz like i mentioned that becomes a responsibility and there might not be any room for error.
Well, there are always few things which you don't anticipate when you try reachin out to people, but I suppose I should just be myself and try reachin out to everyone, coz I know thatz what makes me happy and I suppose irrespective of the consequences. Coz end of the day if I can make this world a BETTER PLACE to live, guess I would have achieved what I had set forth.
Suraj, here wishin you all the very best in your endeavors and I'm sure you will go places. Never let your spirit die coz end of the we all live by HOPE, though the degree of it differs.. Just hang in there and I'm sure there are BETTER DAYS for you, coz I know you DESERVE the best :-)
Your loving,
Salu Sir
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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Hey really enjoyed reading that !! :)
ReplyDeleteyour one heck of a guy u know :)
Take care !!
I enjoyed reading this blog Salu.. and I am so happy for Suraj. I persoanally do agree with you... you should reach out to more people, which I think you already are. Inspire lives...there is no bigger gift you can give to the world... Keep Blogging...!!!
ReplyDeleteSals, you had blogged about 'quality' in life sometime back.
ReplyDeleteTrue quality in life is measured by how many people s lives were positively influenced by you.
You have opened your count already. Trust me, not many can say this at 60 .
It is this positive influence on the lives of others that counts and makes a difference. Everything else is secondary :)