Do you know Charles Bronson ? He is the most violent prisoner in England . Originally convicted for armed robbery and sentenced to 7 years in prison this guy now is in prison for more than 20 years and will probably in prison for life . He has done multiple assaults while in prison also and got extensions of his prison term . In one case 6 able bodied prison staff was not able to restrain him . But why i admire him is because while in prison he wrote many books some of them became best sellers . There is one book called "solitary fitness" in which he has written an entire book on how to build muscle and be fit using minimal equipment . (he was in solitary confinement for many months ) .
There are other examples like Helen Keller who inspite of being deaf dumb and blind has achieved more than many of us . And what about Lance Armstrong the racing cyclist who battled cancer and won the tour de france bike race 7 times . He has wrote a book "Its not about the bike :my journey back to life " where he describes how he battled cancer with metastasis and ultimately won races with world records (after cancer treatment ) .
Looking around you , there will be some examples of people who go to the limit possible by them .. and sometimes beyond . I had a colleague in medical college who was physically challenged . Even while he was there he was the most popular guy as except for running a race he was at the forefront of everything . Be it organising an event , diagnosing an illness , even dancing at a party he was at the forefront . I remember when talking with him we used to totally forget that he was physically challenged . Talking about physical prowess , his upper arms were as muscular as the lower legs of most bodybuilders . Recently i saw him at a friends marriage and there he was dancing as usual and arrived in a modified large SUV .
Though our Charles Bronson and these people i have mentioned are very different there is one thing in common --- they had an extreme ambition to go to" their "limits .
Introspectively let us think how much of our capability we are achieving -- we are neither in prison nor physically challenged or have cancer . And let us ,without comparing with the guy next door , strive to reach "our " limit .
There are other examples like Helen Keller who inspite of being deaf dumb and blind has achieved more than many of us . And what about Lance Armstrong the racing cyclist who battled cancer and won the tour de france bike race 7 times . He has wrote a book "Its not about the bike :my journey back to life " where he describes how he battled cancer with metastasis and ultimately won races with world records (after cancer treatment ) .
Looking around you , there will be some examples of people who go to the limit possible by them .. and sometimes beyond . I had a colleague in medical college who was physically challenged . Even while he was there he was the most popular guy as except for running a race he was at the forefront of everything . Be it organising an event , diagnosing an illness , even dancing at a party he was at the forefront . I remember when talking with him we used to totally forget that he was physically challenged . Talking about physical prowess , his upper arms were as muscular as the lower legs of most bodybuilders . Recently i saw him at a friends marriage and there he was dancing as usual and arrived in a modified large SUV .
Though our Charles Bronson and these people i have mentioned are very different there is one thing in common --- they had an extreme ambition to go to" their "limits .
Introspectively let us think how much of our capability we are achieving -- we are neither in prison nor physically challenged or have cancer . And let us ,without comparing with the guy next door , strive to reach "our " limit .
This article is definitly a masterpiece and probably the best you have written so far. - Keep going.
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The lateral thought you brought to the surface ending with a moral is a good read. Thanks doc for it.. :)
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update 2012 : lance armstrongs medals have been revoked due to a steroid abuse charge . but still after metastatic cancer even cycling for miles in competition is a great feat ...so though tainted hes still a hero for ambition but not regarding steroid use ...
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