Greats and The Not So Greats

Life is always full of anomalies. There have been greats and the not so greats in various aspects of life, viz. sports, entertainment, commerce, academics or for that matter any field one can think of. Let me warn you before you continue reading this piece, this is not a cynical piece of writing, just a comparison of different personalties of life.

Greats are obviously those people who have always captured people's imagination from the time they would have first set foot on their playing field. Then they go on to become heroes and stars in their domain and always remain kings and queens and invariably they retain their position against all odds. If you look closely at those people you would come across a 'Godfather' who would have been instrumental in getting that person to the position he/she would have attained, before you shout from your rooftop that my argument will not hold good against the 'Self Made Man', let me tell you that there is nobody who can be really called 'Self Made Man', all these who have seen glory, more often than not would have been at the right place at the right time, so now how do you call them as self made. Yes these people might have faced a lot of hardship, but luck does favor them.

And then the not so greats are those people who after making a grand debut, fade away. These prodigies often cannot live upto their own expectations after some time, and slowly these children of God fade away from limelight. This phenomenon of these extremely talented kids(kids because even before they become into full grown adults of their field of work, they are brushed aside) has always remained an enigma to me. The problem with these kids is they showcase all their talent in the first show itself, obviously the fickle minded public expects the same every show, and to deliver that performance day in and out becomes humanly impossible. The public is sometimes so impatient that they call that elusive first performance as 'fluke', well now you people have to define fluke for me, because I cannot agree a person's performance as a mere by chance, because whatever job one does needs some kind of a talent. Unfortunately there will be no Godfather for that person to get him another chance. This is mainly a case of Too much too early.

Dear reader, you would have found this writing very vague, but to keep away from all the uninvited controversies I have not used any names, now do me a favor, think of two people of a same field, who fit into my story and compare their lives, to your surprise you would agree with me.