Pele - The First World Citizen

Pele the Legend is known for all his footballing greatness but also the millions he inspired around the world.

The first global superstar with fandoms from Sao Paulo to Srinagar, from Kolkata to Kollam to Rio to Goa, he was a native to everyone, with fervent fans taking pride in his achievements and sharing in his pains.

Staying out of career defining controversies and seen as the good boy of football for over 6 decades is perhaps his most understated accolade.

His skill was matched by his kindness, his goals matched by his generosity, his trophies matched by his smile for everyone, and his statistics matched by his humanity, he united a country, connected the world, and is one of the greatest sportsman that has ever lived.

RIP Sir. Your legacy is forever ensured and billions will look up to you for guidance and inspiration in perpetuity

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How asking questions has helped me ask better questions and find smarter answers.

How asking questions has helped me ask better questions and find smarter answers.

One thing I have unabashedly done is ask questions that I believe helped me understand the issue at hand better. Perhaps the questions were ignited by a slow grasping mind, but nevertheless helped me gain a better grasp of the topic I was facing or had been woken up for.

This habit was although still sometimes received with frustration, irritation and even ridicule or what you call a comic relief at the amusement some questions invoked in the more blessed peers.

The questions, after many a times of asking, slowly started turning to answers which was unsurprisingly a result of the questions that had come before.

These questions were never always intended for others across my gaze or at the start of the hall I was eagerly putting my ears to use at. These questions were often directed at myself because I was curious to ask myself before allowing my curious words to annoy the answerer in the firing line of badly constructed lingua franca.

The self doubt of the positive kind was answered by a myriad of tools that have manifested itself over time, ranging from the smarter wonder kid I lost to time, to the young google I typed 10 words per minute onto, to my wife, to thought leaders and visionaries I am fortunate to meet and continue to pester with perennial question pebbles. All adding a bit of wisdom to a sponge of information I fancied myself as.

Now, the question asking side of me has been crucial to my still nascent passion for writing, especially for writing something that I get paid for. Proofreading, researching, learning, cropping, curating, rewriting, expanding or breviating, and others all needs a dash of doubting to present a haute couture of a delicious draft.

So doubt, make sure, search, resolve, incorporate, excel. As they say, there is never a bad question. Or at least never a wasted question.

Keep growing, asking and answering. Cheers. For more, ask questions.

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Lessons gained from business and life that are rhetorical and yet true.'

'Some lessons I gained from business and life that are rhetorical, antithetical and yet true.'

Just because it's easy doesn't mean everyone can do it,

Just cos it is hard dont mean it is more rewarding,

If someone is twice as talented, you can still work thrice as hard,

Copious hate lets you appreciate gentle love more and far,

Vested help has damanged many affectionate promises,

Near misses doesnt mean it should thwart your instinctive senses,

There may be great darkness even in a star,

Being kind doesn't mean you haven't been harsh on yourself but dont confide,

Even a crowd could mean no one is left beside,

Being lazy could mean you have learnt enough for the effort to hide,

The best acceptance is when leaving is made easy,

Reprimands done with control lingers more and leaves space for more,

Time has converted many a insults to fame,

Grow everyday, keep going little evey time, cos patience and perseverance is your game.

#sundaythoughts #learnings #words #poems #poemoftheday #contentwriter 

Some Learnings, Mistakes & Experiences...

If you are small, be creative...

If you are less talented, work harder...

If you are stressed, walk and smile more...

If it's hard, make it simpler...

If it's many, take one at a time...

Have doubts, be brave to ask,

If there are 2 ways, take the one happier...

If it's deadline or quality, balance both...

If mundane, be artful,

If complicated, learn till easy,

If proofreading, doubt yourself,

If it's crowded, be unique,

With tech and people, enhance & appreciate,

If usual, express passionately,

If growing fast, be kind & responsible,

If no problems, still be prepared...

With success, celebrate and plan ahead...

If you know more, do share,

If impossible, be the first.

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Why the 'Never Have I Ever' comedy-drama series on Netflix is Important.

Why the 'Never Have I Ever' comedy-drama series on Netflix is something never have I ever seen in a good way.

It is one of the first time mainstream prime-time content seems to have normalized the Americanization of desis and made it cool and relavent. It is truly a far cry from Apu of the legendary and omnipresent Simpsons series, which made the character a cliched potboiler of oversimplification.

The show tugs on the gentle heartstrings of emotions that are universal, and stresses that many of the problems, although caricatured in the show, is shared regardless of region, race or preferences. The smart ensemble of different ethnicities and orientations has once again  reiterated the importance of 'unity and fun and friendship in diversity.'

Although there are still room for improvements, it seems that shows offering a view of the populace is not just a one-off and could go on to become a mainstay. The show also speaks volumes of the ascendancy of stories and strongly curated content today transcends the myopic view that many characters with the emigrated tag are stereotyped around.

Perhaps the best takeaways have been the actors who are aren't just puritan portrayal to the background they portray. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has been a revelation as she has grown into the role, becoming an icon of fashion, the youth, and especially the complex and layered paradox prevalent in the Indian diaspora, that though very prominent is underrepresented. She has made being a desi cool, tethered to her culture, is still every much American and a world citizen thanks to OTT.

Netflix #neverhaveiever #maitreya #ottplatform #desi #netflix

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