BEING BETTER IS NOT TRANSITION.Its something more.. Its being BEST..and more importantly consistently being the best.
For me no one is dumb.(There are people who 'THINK' they are super intellectual creation and all others are dumb. Haven't we seen them give "Why on earth where u born ?" kind of look to others.. A false sense of superiority.. Just cant understand from where does that haughtiness (spelling correct a?) crops up . Those who pounce upon every chance they get to ridicule others. The best thing I can do is only laugh at them ...For me everybody has the potential.Its just about putting aside the fears and moving on.. In other words everyone is capable .. Yes.. capable of 'making the cut'. (unless of course they don't want to!)
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Aren't they real life examples of people making the cut.. Well certainly i would classify them as :
a) Who have Made the Cut..
b) Who are in the process of Making the Cut..
c) Who might probably Make the cut...(whom i sincerely hope they do)
So...Lets see some of them. How where they..? How are they ? How will they be ?..
Will begin with the opener himself.
From BOY --- > to ---> MAN....
What better example to quote than Gautam Gambhir.Sometimes it can be just one innings of a cricketer that can change everything.That innings came to him in Napier in early
2009.
March 2009 in Napier is a time in life of Gautam Gambhir that neither he or I can easily forget.A match-saving 643-minute marathon, for just 137 runs.!!!!!!No man has batted longer in the second innings in 10 years. It is the fifth-longest effort in second innings in all Test cricket. He had to bat two and a half days to save the test match. He was scoring at 1 run an hour.Sachin batting with him during that marathon session supposedly said "Sometimes what you are doing for the team is much more important than your personal goals. I think this innings will take you to another level. Don't think about your individual score, just think about the team. Maybe this innings will be the best you have played for India, and this could be the best anybody can play".. There was it. Sachin hugged him after the game which Gautam Gambhir himself admits as the greatest moment in his career... VVS laxman still rates that innings as the best he has seen. Sometimes saving is much more important than winning.Look at the scorecard of that match.
Murali Vijay might score centuries in his absence. Pujara may score.His form may dip as has recently. Runs might dry up from his bat for some more matches. Whatever it might be.... I cannot imagine an Indian cricket team without Gambhir in all three forms of the game. Thats the kind of impact he has made. Steve Waugh was once asked about the reason for the Aussie juggernaut under his captaincy. He replied 'When Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden go out to the middle ,we are so confident of them.Ricky does not even pad up until 1 hour before the lunch. If the beginning is right , most often than not the result will also be right.For us the beginning is perfect and hence the result'.
& that answers why India is World No 1 in test cricket.
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THE SHINING LOTUS...
B J P. What a change we are seeing.!
Was not the Allahabad High court decision their victory ?. The verdict said what they have been saying for all along.However they maintained a 'dignified Silence'. No celebrations. No crackers. No sweet distribution.
Remember...? The Central Government gave full page advertisements in all the dailies (both english and vernacular) 2 weeks before the verdict appealing for Calm.. But Hey..! Was the common man bothered about the verdict?.He has his own problems. (Sadly the likes Barkha Dutt , Rajdeep Sardesai and Arnab Goswami were more bothered about the verdict than BJP or for that matter Ravi Shankar Prasad (who was the lawyer in the case).)This is where I felt the congress failed miserably trying to project itself as a secular party.! I feel at least BJP has an Ideology called Hindutva. (which sometimes they use and sometimes they don't.). What have you got?.Pity they cant even say successful commonwealth games.
Speaking of Commonwealth Games. My God.!What commotion. Even without television during those days , I could get a pulse of the Indian Media.!(Who always seem to share a similarity with the British Press). Just imagining 'Headlines today' reporting Commonwealth games , Obama Visit , Indian cricket team's victory against Australia , 'Spectrum' Raja (better word than 'Pokiri' Raja which is very blunt) gave me sleepless nights.
I want to quote here my favorite goof up of CWG Games.This supposedly happened 4 days before the event when the Pragati Maidan was opened as the 'Official Media Centre'.As per the rules, only 2 people from the same news network are allowed access. Fair enough. Now comes the comedy. There was this British journalist who had come to register and get access to the media centre. During registration , he was asked from which News organisation is he from and he replied " No news network.. I am a freelancer". Now the shocking reply . "Sorry Sir.. There are already 2 People who have registered from freelancer and you cant be granted access".!!!. Seriously laugh out loud. !
The congress projecting themselves as the 'do gooder' for the minority community is failing miserably.P Chidambaram tried his luck by using 'Saffron Terror' word. Again all that BJP did was remain silent. The congress rather needs to focus on development rather than focus on they being mighty 'secular'party. Narendra Modi , and today Nitish Kumar have fought anti incumbency and have sweeped elections. The reason for their victory is development and nothing else.(Sadly only Karunanidhi in this country can win back to back elections without an iota of development.Tirumangalam by polls for example.Absolute lack of respect to democracy.DMK can be rechristened as - Delhi Money For Karunanidhi or even Democracy's Money for Karunanidhi).
But I am not for stalling of parliament sessions.That shows that BJP is still has not completely changed. Paulo Coehlo tweeted that 'Election is about choosing the person you hate the least'.
And I certainly seem to hate BJP the least..
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RAJINIKANTH
Pleasant surprise watching Endhiran. What performance !. What a talented actor who sadly has wasted 2 decades swirling cigarettes. The first thing is there is no intro song.!Rajini fears when a apple is kept on his head.! Rajini vs Kalabhavan Mani.. Rajini uses brain than brawns. ! Wow what a change.! Certainly did not expect it from the superstar. Even Rajini wants a change. Great news.! He certainly seems to be in a transition mode.
And there are other people who have made it big.Think of Surya..From being absolutely hopeless to becoming the favorite actor of Ram Gopal Varma.(Sincerly hoping Rakhtha Charitram does not become RGV ki Doosra AAG )However Personally I dont like Surya's films. Rohan Boppana - The US open Finalist. But more importantly the person responsible for the Indian Davis Cup team to be part of the World Group. .Sadly he has been in the transition stage for so long and we have failed to recognize the abundance of talent he possesses.
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And there are some who will never change. Headlines Today , Vijay (I felt Sura was much better than Tiruppachi.), Karunanidhi , Jayalalitha , Shankar and Nudity. (Why Shankar has this affinity towards nudity. Right from Kaadhalan - Prabhu Deva goes nude in Police station. Jeans - He goes a step further by showing only the skeleton. Mudhalvan - Arjun runs nude and jumps into coovum. Boys -Siddarth runs nude in Mount Road , and now to Endhiran - a girl rescued sans clothes from a fire.) Simbhu - The Playboy forever. Dont say with VTV , he has changed. I thought so when he did 'Thotti Jaya'(His best movie till date) and was fooled completely .. and there are many more...
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So why talk about transition suddenly ?. Well its because yours truly badly needs a transition. The question is whether he is 'blessed' with it?.. Or may be (as some say) has he already reached the 'Saturation Point'?..
Waiting for the answer.
