Adjudicated Parallels

Stephen Hawking was a studious and promising student all his school and academic life. His father had great faith in his abilities; And why not? Even Hawking's school mates dubbed him 'Einstein' owing to his wit. But, what made him a great thinker that he was? Even after gaining a scholarship at Oxford, Hawking did not consider himself a great intellectual. Though this may be his attempt to appear modest, it should be noted that he was quite adamant of it. There comes a paradigm shift in his career when he is diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 26. He becomes more focused and industrious as an after-effect of it. Being always on the brink of death --as warned by many doctors whom he consulted-- it made him to push himself in academics. His grit is fathomed even more when he wryly states that he outlived the time they gave him to live. And more bluntly: he changed those medical professionals for the better. He was a man satisfied with his life. His profe...

Stephen Hawking was a studious and promising student all his school and academic life. His father had great faith in his abilities; And why not? Even Hawking's school mates dubbed him 'Einstein' owing to his wit. But, what made him a great thinker that he was? Even after gaining a scholarship at Oxford, Hawking did not consider himself a great intellectual. Though this may be his attempt to appear modest, it should be noted that he was quite adamant of it. There comes a paradigm shift in his career when he is diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 26. He becomes more focused and industrious as an after-effect of it. Being always on the brink of death --as warned by many doctors whom he consulted-- it made him to push himself in academics. His grit is fathomed even more when he wryly states that he outlived the time they gave him to live. And more bluntly: he changed those medical professionals for the better. He was a man satisfied with his life. His profe...

Any kind of jubilation that brings about an appeasement of senses does indeed help in the long run. Maybe, the enthusiasm has waned down the following day, but the after-effects are soothing. This amelioration is directed towards the satiation of hunger and is very uplifting. I was rummaging through the rubble left behind from the previous night's celebration- it being Easter. Though seemingly usual act and futile of being satisfactory, it came across my mind that there are remnants of this jubilation present in the house. I grabbed one or two bottles of soft drinks or eatables and made myself comfortable. This is absolutely essential after a long duel of work. Moral of the story: Have time for one or two celebrations and the blues of the next day can vanish into thin air.