Memories of a master

While we as a nation are rejoicing yet another hundred from the maestro, i just thought i ll take a moment and try and look back at the Sachin i had grown up watching, back in the early 90s to how things are today.

Definitely, the batsman trio that dominated world cricket were Sachin, Lara and Mark Waugh.

Some might feel Waugh is not at the same level, but i disagree.I think he is one of those batsman, who can decimate any attack on his day, much like the other two in the list.

It has always been a delight to watch Laras trademark shuffle and full blooded drive with all that follow through, or a caressed on drive from Waugh.But the fact remains that this is 2010, and along with Sachin stand two other competitors for the top slot, Dhoni and Ponting.Will Sachins Bludgeon down the ground stand its ground against a Ponting Hook or a Dhoni Forehand?Time will answer, but it neednt, as it will be Eras before such records are surpassed.

In memory of every single cricketer, who will play every game in his life knowing that they could never become the greatest cricketer ever, as that spot is occupied by....well.... GOD.

To the Future...

An entrepreneurs Gayatri mantra

This is the Entrepreneurs credo

I do not choose to be a common man,
It is my right to be uncommon … if I can,
I seek opportunity … not security.
I do not wish to be a kept citizen.
Humbled and dulled by having the
State look after me.
I want to take the calculated risk;
To dream and to build.
To fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole;
I prefer the challenges of life
To the guaranteed existence;
The thrill of fulfillment
To the stale calm of Utopia.
I will not trade freedom for beneficence
Nor my dignity for a handout
I will never cower before any master
Nor bend to any threat.
It is my heritage to stand erect.
Proud and unafraid;
To think and act for myself,
To enjoy the benefit of my creations
And to face the world boldly and say:
This, with God’s help, I have done
All this is what it means
To be an Entrepreneur.

(Excerpt from Common Sense, written in 1776 by Thomas Paine)

sHIFTS, cHANGES AND rEVOLUTIONS

Life is pretty simple..really.If you study a little about the evolution of man, communities, to territories, and moving on to larger masses like regions,states and nations, there have been a few shifts that have brought about great change, thereby paving way to Revolutions.

First, man learnt to hunt, raise crops etc.Then went on to trade and commerce, and after a whole lot of bull shit for about 3000 years or so, approximately since the vedas, man has crawled on, until the evolution of the internet. The skill sets that determine how much a person is worth or earns was determined by, leavin other factors, his EDUCATION. Then this parameter became "EMPLOYABILITY".Any guess what the next Parameter is going to be?..."Web Presence"?, An Online workstation?, or could it be to renounce and rub cocoa butter on your stomach by a beach somewhere? Web 3.0 sure has some answers.