so u have become democratic by opening your blog to all!. i have been complaining to Dheepak (we both are colleagues)that i am not able to post any comments. A big thanks to you for doing so.. I like to appreciate and njoy good things in life and one of them is your blog!. wonderful writing and you have your own way with the words.. good writing should leave an impact in the reader's mind and most of your posts does that to me atleast. i have been able to relate to lot of things you have written about and I keep waiting for the next one from you.. like a passenger waiting for the train!
Couldn't come to a conclusion. I think the moment the decision making(whether my work is mediocre or not) passes onto someother's domain, then there is no difference between fear of failure and thirst for admiration. When you expect somebody else to validate your work, there sets in Mediocrity, Coz that done to please others(rather than self) can seldom lead to excellence. When I am not bothered by other's impression of me, I do things as I want to do..that brings in the real me...ofcourse there can be honourable exceptions..as in the case of Love...there can be instances, where something done to impress the Other can be marvellous, though it can always be argued that, had the work been done for slef, it would have been even better...
all i know is that in these times of competition, being mediocre itself needs a certain degree of effort - i guess being mediocre itself is a new objective for many :(
No. But conceit certainly is. "Rashomon" by Akira Kurosawa is a good movie to watch in this context, if you haven't already seen it before. Mediocrity is mostly energy spent in maintaining a super-intelligent image by average intelligence.
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Yes, it is.
I would say mediocrity is born when the thirst for adulation exists...
"There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons."
- Denis Waitley
hi meera, wonderful blog.
so u have become democratic by opening your blog to all!. i have been complaining to Dheepak (we both are colleagues)that i am not able to post any comments. A big thanks to you for doing so..
I like to appreciate and njoy good things in life and one of them is your blog!. wonderful writing and you have your own way with the words.. good writing should leave an impact in the reader's mind and most of your posts does that to me atleast. i have been able to relate to lot of things you have written about and I keep waiting for the next one from you.. like a passenger waiting for the train!
Great going Meera!
Couldn't come to a conclusion. I think the moment the decision making(whether my work is mediocre or not) passes onto someother's domain, then there is no difference between fear of failure and thirst for admiration. When you expect somebody else to validate your work, there sets in Mediocrity, Coz that done to please others(rather than self) can seldom lead to excellence. When I am not bothered by other's impression of me, I do things as I want to do..that brings in the real me...ofcourse there can be honourable exceptions..as in the case of Love...there can be instances, where something done to impress the Other can be marvellous, though it can always be argued that, had the work been done for slef, it would have been even better...
all i know is that in these times of competition, being mediocre itself needs a certain degree of effort - i guess being mediocre itself is a new objective for many :(
We live in a world where mediocrity is rewarded. It is not embarassing any more!
No. But conceit certainly is. "Rashomon" by Akira Kurosawa is a good movie to watch in this context, if you haven't already seen it before.
Mediocrity is mostly energy spent in maintaining a super-intelligent image by average intelligence.
It could just be lack of sufficient talent or skill!! Is it always important to thirst for admiration? and fear embarassment in the process?
absolutely awesome comment !
was left thinking about it for a long long time
Madhu
(Ipru :) )
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