I, Me and Myself

Meeting someone like Swapnil Bhartiya has been a revelation for me. I have come to sort of understand myself a little better. I have strong reasons to say that.

The two of us spend quite some time together. I have come to understand that Swapnil Bhartiya represents each one of us. Like anyone else, he is a common man with the ability to do uncommon things. Like most of us, he has been succesful on several counts. He has had his share of failures too.

The reason why I say he is in each one of us is that he (and, for that matter, each one of us) holds on to the wrong things for a bit too long. He knows that it does not take a genius to keep those things aside and move forward. Still, he does not. He loves basking in the glory of the past successes. And, I believe he has lost that urge to replicate them, something he can do comprehensively.

He believes and says that he finds no one and nothing for which he should `create'. I do not buy this argument. Mr Common Man, wake up. What else do you need to stand up and move? You should be able to motivate yourself. If you really believe you can be a `creator', then that is it. This self-belief should drive you, and nothing else should be required. And, if that belief is not there inside you, take my words -- you never had that in you.