No words after reading this. No words to express. My thoughts get triggered
towards self-realization. Thanks a lot Chord. Its one of the best writings I
have ever red.
regards,sribalaji
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Chord <purev...@yahoo. com> wrote:
There are many brilliant artists in this world who achieve great, long lasting
success. But, there are very few who are able to control their success and
instead, their success controls them. ARR is someone who always stays in
control. How?
When someone achieves great heights, great fame, fortune, recognition, etc.,
it's extremely easy for the human mind and spirit to get caught up in the
frenzy and taking that success too seriously, ultimately, succumbing to that
success and surrendering to the ego. Take a look at Himesh Reshamiya as an
example. I don't listen to his music, but I have to admit, he had the guts, the
energy, the vision to carve out a nice niche for himself and he has achieved
great success, built up a huge fan base, etc. etc. An ordinary artist cannot do
what he did. Unfortunately for him, he took his success and himself way too
seriously and is now in my eyes a victim of his own arrogance and narcissism.
Sure, he still has his fans and he may continue to belt out commercial hits,
but let's face it, the party's over for him.
Look at it this way: When you climb up against gravity, the more weight you
carry, the harder the climb becomes and ultimately, you stop climbing and if
the weight you build up becomes too great to handle, you could fall, and fall
hard. If you climb without a lot of weight and don't accumulate weight on the
way, you will keep going, God willing.
Now, look at our man, ARR. Despite being in the industry for years and years,
he has always maintained a dominant and successful position in his career. Yes,
he has had peaks and valleys in terms of commercial success along the way, but
his general status, the respect he's given and earned, the goodness that people
associate with him remains the same. ARR has done what not many artists are
able to do, and that is to create some space between himself and his success
and to not let his ego become too heavy. It's his strong family values,
incredible faith and spirituality that allows this type of detachment. He never
lets his success control him. He is always wary of overexposure and takes
nothing for granted. He has the ability to generate a healthy, broad
perspective on his career, his life, his relationship with the ultimate divine
that he does not allow himself to surrender to his own worldly success. It
takes a very unique combination of personal
elements and life experiences to maintain this attitude and strength of mind.
But, his is an example that we can all learn to apply to our own lives.
If ARR has taught me one thing about life, it is the value of detachment and
not taking too seriously those things that are worldly and temporary. ARR has
reinforced to me the value of creating space between ourselves and our actions
and consequences, thereby helping to create a strong anchor against the winds
and storms of life. ARR is surely enjoying the ride that is his life, but he
remains in the driver's seat of his own success, while ironically, surrendering
to the almighty. He maintains control of his success despite surrendering
himself to permanence and because of that surrender at the same time, helping
to create that healthy detachment.
Thanks to a good friend with whom I had a discussion about this with last
night, helping to stimulate these thoughts within me and posting them here.
--
regards,
Vithur
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