to be or not to be?
'Being a Hero is Hard enough'
Staying one is infinitely more difficult'
History shows us that mankind has always strived to recognise individuals who try and break out or rise above mankind's insurmountable mediocrity in the process tagging them as heroes be it king arthur, the mahatma , an enzo ferrari ( just ask all of italy ),or the more recent like an armstrong, a kiran bedi.
The eagerness that mankind has displayed in recognising heroes though pales in comparison to the enthusiasm and sarcastic pleasure that mankind derives from dragging them from their perceived lofty perches. Just ask David Beckham, no one sending off has quite managed to create the same uproar.
This aspect of human nature both fascinates and disgusts me.
The fascination is in observing the struggle, the effort that goes in acknowledging great acts especially in keeping with todays skeptical outlook. More people today beleive that there are no selfless acts anymore, no good deeds exist, there is always some unknown angle to everything good and must confess that i freely subscribe to this philosophy. However in doing so me and many others have denied ourselves the sheer joy that heroes have given to the many generations that have followed in their wake.
The disgust is at the even greater joy derived in proving that these heroes are mere mortals after all although most of such efforts have not been succesfull, something to be said for there being justice in this otherwise sordid world.
I have always beleived that men or indeed women of social standing should have no accountability any greater than that faced by the likes of us for their actions. A Bill Clinton engaging in improper behaviour with an intern generates interest from the whole world and costs the american taxpayer millions of dollars when countless such instances in other offices around the world have undoubtedly taken place and been conviniently ignored.The reason is because i beleive that the world follows a double standard when it comes to its known faces in the sense that they must always be seen treading the higher moral ground ignoring the obvious that they are just as prone to rash and illogical things as their lesser known brethren.
So let us cherish the ideals that are heroes stand and fight for but not begrudge them their faults.
Staying one is infinitely more difficult'
History shows us that mankind has always strived to recognise individuals who try and break out or rise above mankind's insurmountable mediocrity in the process tagging them as heroes be it king arthur, the mahatma , an enzo ferrari ( just ask all of italy ),or the more recent like an armstrong, a kiran bedi.
The eagerness that mankind has displayed in recognising heroes though pales in comparison to the enthusiasm and sarcastic pleasure that mankind derives from dragging them from their perceived lofty perches. Just ask David Beckham, no one sending off has quite managed to create the same uproar.
This aspect of human nature both fascinates and disgusts me.
The fascination is in observing the struggle, the effort that goes in acknowledging great acts especially in keeping with todays skeptical outlook. More people today beleive that there are no selfless acts anymore, no good deeds exist, there is always some unknown angle to everything good and must confess that i freely subscribe to this philosophy. However in doing so me and many others have denied ourselves the sheer joy that heroes have given to the many generations that have followed in their wake.
The disgust is at the even greater joy derived in proving that these heroes are mere mortals after all although most of such efforts have not been succesfull, something to be said for there being justice in this otherwise sordid world.
I have always beleived that men or indeed women of social standing should have no accountability any greater than that faced by the likes of us for their actions. A Bill Clinton engaging in improper behaviour with an intern generates interest from the whole world and costs the american taxpayer millions of dollars when countless such instances in other offices around the world have undoubtedly taken place and been conviniently ignored.The reason is because i beleive that the world follows a double standard when it comes to its known faces in the sense that they must always be seen treading the higher moral ground ignoring the obvious that they are just as prone to rash and illogical things as their lesser known brethren.
So let us cherish the ideals that are heroes stand and fight for but not begrudge them their faults.
posted by abhishek rao at 11:25 PM
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