Sports history was made yesterday when our Sachin tendulkar made an unbeaten 200* in a ODI. Since then everywhere it has been a festive atmosphere. It appeared that everybody won a million rupees in jackpot. It's one of those occasions where more than the person who achieves a feat, the persons surrounding him, or the persons who know him feel happier hovering on the verge of ecstasy. Well one more case where the pursuit of excellence resulted in what was thought to be an unattainable success. What is it that makes everybody from the President of India to a coffee boy in my office to take pride in an achievement which is not of their own? What makes an entire nation as diverse as ours, forget all their troubles ranging from an irritating boss to Indo-Pak border dispute to revel in a sense of achievement in unison? I tend to believe that we are happy more when someone achieves something extraordinary than something really good happening to us. Now this is an enigma which needs to be unraveled.
It seems that achievements like the one which Sachin accomplished, shows what sincerity, hard work, determination and endurance can achieve whatever is humanly achievable, thus by pushing further the horizons of human potential. This instills strength and a sense of hope that one can do greater things if one sticks to ones passion and sincerely try to attain it. Sachin's achievement is not 200 runs but showcasing the fruits of qualities such as sincerity, hard work, determination and endurance and giving us hope that something can be achieved and instilling strength within us to achieve the same. These qualities are neither limited to any particular field nor by any age bar. This is the secret why the president of India and the office boy from my office could both relate to. This is how this enigma has been unraveled. :-)
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