The genesis of amazing

Say you are a person granted certain amount of god given talent and intelligence. Say, you want to use it to make an impact on the world. How do you go from being just a college student to becoming a personality shrouded in glory and promise? How do you convince yourself to choose the road of extraordinary, when the well trodden path is so well lit, familiar and comforting? People have different ideas of success both qualitatively and quantitatively. To me, success is a lot like sex. Most, want it a lot when they have never had it and the desire burns out with age. Others never have the slightest inclination for it. A few, for better or worse are always addicted to it. There is nothing wrong with this diversity in people. Still, if someone wants to do better and yet does not out of some preconceived fear or idea, then there is something wrong.

There are many ways to emulate leadership but only one true way to actually be a leader; by example. On the other hand, there are many ways to actually inspire greatness. The best way I know is by drawing from the work of others. Inspiration in this way, works a lot when you really need to get something done but just don’t want to. Say you want to study and test out of Physics during spring break. You are also in Tennessee and really want to have a lot of fun with your friend and his family and friends. So during the day, you learn baseball, football, go hiking and travel to the museums, the Biltmore and enjoy some Deep South cuisine.  During the night, you plan on work and some sleep. The long fun day tires you out and by the time you try to study, you just can’t. 

Yet you must, but why? Just to test out of a class you can just as easily take and get an A? Why do you want to do so much more? Sure you have reasons but just then you really don’t give a damn. That’s where inspiration comes in. See I have some music which I keep just for these times. These were the music that I always listened when I had tough work to do that I eventually succeeded in completing. A little bit of Invictus (the movie) or a chapter from Letters from a Father to his Daughter, Long Walk to Freedom and The Freedom Writers Diary does the job just as well. The best part is the analysis I can do: what does all this brainwashing trigger in me? It reminds me of what I have done and what I have left to do. It pushes me forward by reminding me of the promises and possibilities of the future. Boundless optimism to just get the work done! This is the genesis of my amazing! And don’t get me wrong, I pretty clearly haven’t done anything amazing yet. The amazing thing is that someone can push themselves to try to do amazing things by just putting their thought in this perspective. Unlike getting an assignment done or studying for a final the night before, there is no inherent fear of risk behind this burst of effort. So is this a weird way to think? Maybe but I have to be a little weird to be where I am. Any takes?  XD