Individualism – a familiar concept but an unfamiliar territory. People have a tendency to follow trends. They want to copy someone who is popular and successful, hoping to bank on his equity.
Everyone wants to be famous but since most people don’t have a mind of their own or are conditioned to follow the herd, copying others is the only option they have.
These clones are not restricted to any particular society. You can find them in the lower class where the auto-walas dress to be Salman Khan or in a posh Night Club where all the girls are wearing the same outfit from the latest fashion magazine.
This is the case not just in clothes or fashion, but also in life style, politics and the business world.
There was a rage to name new borns ‘Aryan’ as it sounded good in a Shahrukh Khan movie.
A series of candle marchs were organized against the corruption but to no avail.
The new trend, of course, is to go on a death fast so that you get media coverage and publicity for something you never intended to do. And someone who actually dies in a genuine fast goes with just a mention in the side column of the daily newspaper.
Aspiration to be the next Dhirubhai Ambani is very common but without an idea and the passion to see it through, against all odds and market patterns, is just a dream.
Businessmen want to follow strategies that are widely successful and are afraid to experiment. They want to make money from the tried and tested, but how can you ignore the fact that new strategies can yield much higher returns with just marginal increase in the effort.
Experiments made our world what it is today. Comfortable and Fun. Beer was invented in 5000 BC by some Egyptian Pharaoh. Now how much does the world owe this guy!! Electricity and the Wheel were also just as important. So we should be willing to take the risk, or the leap of faith, as in many cases. Failing is just another episode in a grand success story.
Everyone wants to be someone, a grand success story, but no one wants to be their own person. They don’t want to be a trendsetter, just follow who is successful.
People want to fit-in. They want to be like the others and that is human nature but we do have a small section of people who think differently and these are the people who steer the generation of followers in the right direction. These are the people we look upto and remember for decades.
Normal People will always need Smart People. So step aside, here we come!
hii..khushali...so inspiring..especially the last few lines...wonderfully written..looking forward to hear more...:)
ReplyDeletegood article. by the way inventions of wheels and electricity were more important than that of beer and not "just as important"
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thnk u thnk u..
ReplyDelete@ monish.. come on.. u knw d sentiment!! :)
hey nice one haan..
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ReplyDeleteits really very well written. I like the arrogance with the positive attitude at the end. one of the examples i like to quote is of christopher columbus. Like us he dared to do different. When everyone around him was sailing east to reach Asia, he sailed east to wander into the unkniown waters. He was a risk taker. He had the knowledge but his intuition and calculations were wrong. But in our language watever it is he dared the unknown and Destiny Prevailed the Brave. Now you can only imagine the world without The America.
The point i make here is a little off topic but crucial. With great ideas comes the responsibility of owning them and being persistent to retain them.Have the courage to face failures and revamp from the scratch.
If you have not toiled hard to earn what u have, u will not survive the fight of nature. Easy come is easy go - remember this always my friends.
I like the intriguing ideas posted by you khushali, am of the same opinion. To make it big or to be the next..............(feel free to put any name, adjective, your name- as if you are the sensation that the world is waiting for), you got to be you.