Of Leaders and Losers 8. The “Omniscient” Foister of Motives

No one is Omniscient. Except for God. If you are a believer, that is. We believed that the world was flat until……… well, you already knew it! In daily interactions, one comes across very confident individuals, masquerading as self- styled “Omniscient” people, who brag about their “wisdom” about worldly matters. Many tend to trust their judgement in one issue or the other. True, they would have gathered their “wisdom” based on their own experience or those of the ones they knew. But, that does NOT make them worldly wise. The world always challenges the existing wisdom, to ensure nothing is absolute and permanent. One cannot afford to get fixated with certain views. Yes, you got it right-- for the first time, I am chronicling a loser.

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Of Leaders and Losers- 1. The Strong Comeback

            We normally associate leaders only with the power to control the course of others’ lives.  The aim of the anecdotes related below is to disprove that notion.  People in their own small ways can make the difference not only to their lives but also to others.  Such leaders are highlighted in this series. Some others get the opportunity of helping others’ lot improve but they seek to dump it. Many more think negatively and, deservingly, get reflected in the ‘losers’ part of this series. Some stories may also bring out the contrast between leaders and losers!

            In a small town of India, there lived an IIT aspirant called Srinu.  His extended family looked up to him because none of them had ever come close to making it to the esteemed institution.