Sunday, February 1, 2009

What is Genius to me ...

Everyone one of us will use this word Genius in their lifetime at least once. What does it mean actaully? When we see a person who solves a toughest puzzle or a toughest problem in mathematics we say "He is Genius" . Is Genius an inborn talent? After a long debate in my mind I am here to pool my views on Genius. The celebrated inventor Thomas Alva Edison is famous for his statement:

"Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration."

When i debated about Genius in my mind another interesting word came in to my mind. - Hardwork. Does Genius and Hardwork have any relationship? I believe that hardwork is essential to a life of real success and fulfillment, I think that being filled with deep sense of inspiration and commitment to making a difference in the world is even more important attribute. All of the great geniuses of the world were inspired and driven by their desire to enrich the lives of others. It consumed them and occupied every cell of their minds.Edison was inspired to manifest the visions he saw on the picure screen of his imagination in to reality.As Woodrow Wilson said,

"You here not to make a merely living. You here are in order to
enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with
a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich
the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."

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