Passion Inc.

Ever wondered why we lag behind so much in spite of all the talent we have? Why do in a country of over a billion people we have a few medals,a solitary world cup, a FIFA rank of 144, a tennis player ranked 31. Why is that countries irrespective of their economic condition or size continue to dazzle while we happily cheer our mediocrity? The answer is that we lack passion, the passion to perform, the passion to excel, the passion to win. We ask too less of ourselves, one moment of glory lasts us a life-time.They say that O'Eight is gonna be a big year, Sania aims at top 20 (while the Serbs and Russians of the world start at that) , Indian cricket team is finally winning overseas against major opponents, the salaries at IIMs are sky-rocketing, economy is booming. It's all hogwash .The truth is we're still the same, happy doing what we do the best, bask in the glory of our half baked achievements. So what is passion? Passion is what makes Janko Tipsarevic think he can beat Federer, passion is what India showed when it won the T20 World Cup, Passion is what helps one beat a better opponent, Passion is what flows through your veins every time you compete. If you've ever wondered why your half talented friend is at a better place then you, the answer is because he/she is more afraid of loosing than you are. Unless we do something about our innate desire to sleepwalk through our roles, to do everything just as we are expected, unless we start challenging our self a little more, we would never get where we deserve. India would continue to be a factory producing surprisingly similar people capable of random moments of glory, which will be too spaced to be remembered beyond the next failure. After all you never win a silver, you loose the gold!