I dont know why but today while watching Sachin bat against England and just surfing channels and seeing Sonia Gandhi on one made a strange thought light up in my otherwise rusty brain.
I cant help but compare how similar these two famous personalities are! Here are the similarities that I have found.
Both of them are accomplished players in their own games. :P
Sachin denied captaincy when offered and similarly Sonia Gandhi also denied being the prime minister after Congress won the election.
Sachin may not be the captain but often he is seen on field advising the captain may it be Dhoni, Dravid or even earlier Ganguly. Likewise, Sonia Gandhi is the one who "controls" our prime minister SMS(Sardar Manmohan Singh). :P
Sachin Tendulkar holds an immovable place in the Indian Cricket Team and he cant be left out of the team no matter how bad he performs. Similarly, Sonia Gandhi holds an irreplaceable position on the scenario of Indian Politics.
Have you ever wondered what role do we play in this world??
What profession do you think resembles our journey through life the most??
I found out the answer to mine yesterday night while on a walk at night with my parents. I dont know why it struck me at that moment but it sure did strike well.
We are nothing but the runners in a relay race in which we pick up something from the state that it is left to us and try our best to improve upon it so that others will find it in a better state than what was left to us.
Being an engineer, i can say that what engineers do is similar to what runners do in a relay race. They pick up an existing technology to work on and improve it to the best they can and leave it onto the forthcoming generations to make further improvements. Technology is the baton that engineers pass to each other.
And i guess, this is the role that all of us play in each of our professions and in our lives also.
