““Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

—John Rockefeller

Greatness is no longer the physical strength inside a person, it is something innate; the desire to become most powerful.  Today we live in a world which according to the famous author Steven Pinker is the most peaceful era of all time. We have freedom like we never had before and the technology that is best to suit our needs. Medical science has bestowed us with longevity and yet with all this abundance, we are unhappy.  We are happy and yet we are unhappy. The reason being that we are not wired for complacency. We are meant to become what we can be. We are meant to express ourselves to the fullest of our potentials. If this world is a cocktail then we are a steady mix of Intuition and rationality. We have to make the most of it. All of you who are now reading this book, have that hunger inside of you to not just be happy, you have this insatiable desire to settle for nothing less than being great.  

We must seek greatness and not happiness – Happiness is our natural state of existence. Look at the animals around you, and the birds, and butterflies, they are all happy and carefree. But that is what sets us apart from the rest of the creatures. There is a blueprint for greatness inside each one of us, which yearns and craves for scaling the zenith of our potential. Happiness will make us all feel hunky-dory, but sooner or later we will all languish into complacency. At all times we must avoid the garden of low hanging fruits. We must choose what must be done over what makes us happy. We have to push our limits and make some tough choices. That is how we shall all turn into indomitable forces of greatness. There is a beautiful movie by the name “Hurricane” about a former middleweight boxer who was wrongly convicted for a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. I love a statement made by the eponymous Rubin Hurricane Carter- “I will always be the Hurricane and the Hurricane is beautiful” We must all strive to raise a storm of greatness in this happy life of ours. We must be great.  

We hear a lot about self-realization and knowing yourself, but in this path of self-realization, it’s equally important to know who we can be. Moving from Self- realization to self-actualization makes you transcend from who you are to who you can be.  To become the best version of yourself and to express yourself the best, keep focusing on the power of your core; your inner self. Recognize your inner being and stimulate your energies towards the good. One should walk towards the infinite route, only to find their true self. The thirst is eternal. Create stories and live them. When the future is uncertain, make sure you step slowly on the path leaving no trails. 

 On the route of such an adventurous journey, push yourself to achieve the extraordinary. “If you rise in love with yourself, Life itself will fall in love with you.”