Steve Jobs is dead. Sachin Tendulkar is almost out. The world needs "Someone"...
Clearly, I am the problem (I always was and I always will be). I believe in iCons! I believe that when great people, who have changed the world, leave, they leave behind not just a legacy, but a hole. I believe that they leave behind big shoes to fill. And I believe that those shoes cannot be filled. Maybe because I feel that when one that great leaves, that he or she should be missed. That those around should feel the pain of not having them. Clearly, I am a sadist...
I walked past an Apple store today and saw some new stuff in there. I saw some snazzy displays. A screen in a cloud. What was that? Everything else looks the same. The minimalistic design. The men in blue t-shirts. The Genius Bar. The flocking crowds. And the aura that comes with an Apple store. But something was missing for me. "Someone"...
Rahul Dravid retired today. So many friends on Facebook said he was their favorite cricketer. One even said, Sachin should take the cue and retire himself and not wait for his 100th hundred. I'd waste time trying to convince those who think that's why he's still around. So I'll let it rest. But the day he decides to hang up his boots, rest assured, my fever for cricket will end. I'm telling you, I am the problem...
I try to think back to what people say. "iCons are missed, no doubt, but the legend never dies", they told me. "The trail continues to blaze. Only now, the torch is carried by someone else"...
I try to think back to my favorite stories. When Pele was gone, it took a Zico to be the next No. 10, not just anyone. A Federer followed a Sampras but only in a while. Jeff Immelt, is no doubt a worthy successor to Jack Welch, but he will never be the Businessman of the Century. Why, it took a Tendulkar to be the next Gavaskar, none more, none less...
The legend goes on, for sure. The trail will blaze. "Someone" will come. But don't get me wrong. Tim Cook can never fill Steve Jobs' shoes. And Virat Kohli will never be Sachin Tendulkar. Because, what it takes to change the world is not "Someone" random, but "Someone" special...
"Someone" truly INCREDIBLE...
5 comments:
Excellent sir...this says how important "Someone" is ....
Thank you Vinod...
Awesome !! Good combination of thoughts Sir.... Like it!!
I also feel the "someone" really knows the purpose of their life and they meditate on that purpose throughout their life....
not sure if the system picks them to be "someone" or they pick themselves to be "someone"....or combination of both ?
Powerful write-up. Your pen is definitely mightier than the sword.
Thank you Abhilash and Manasa....
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