They say that some persons are born great; others become great; and greatness is thrust upon some others. Therefore, a person is not properly defined by his riches or his position in life or where he reached in his life. For instance, the son of Rockefeller or Warren Buffet is going to be rich. The son of a Tata is bound to reach a high position in life. Such persons are not to be considered great. They inherited the greatness that surrounds them .
The son of a Birla or Tata cannot help reaching higher levels of achievement – because his take off level is very high. But if an ordinary person’s son reaches high position (like Abraham Lincoln), then it is very remarkable and admirable. Abdul Kalam, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitab Bachan and Sachin Tendulkar reached the highest position in life starting from very humble beginnings. Barack Obama, the president of USA, for instance, started from a very humble beginning and reached the highest position in life through an unusual vision, a strong determination and self-effort – and hence, he should be considered as truly great. Similarly, Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, who is considered the father of engineering in India, started from very humble beginnings, overcoming several hurdles and setbacks. He became the advisor to the Mysore Maharaaja and also to the Nizam of Hyderabad. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna similarly rose to the position of the President of India. Dirubhai Ambani, who founded the Reliance company in India, started from very humble beginnings and developed the Reliance company into the largest private company in India in a matter of two decades.
Thus, a person is defined, not by where he reached, but by where he started to reach there. All these successful persons had a vision and had the determination to translate their dreams with a single minded devotion into reality. They are the role models to millions of youngsters.
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