Flashy magazine covers. Dapper suits. Sleek cars. Easy money. And of course, Red Hot Women. I guess that is what many ambitious teenagers dream about. A stereotypical way is to become a rockstar of the stature of Mick Jagger or a movie star like Brad Pitt. Keeping aside far fetched visions, there are still ways to attain the aforesaid dreams. That too with a college degree and a piece of mind.Think Gekko from "Wall Street", the movie.
The quintessential instance of a player is Hugh Hefner, owner of the PlayBoy Franchise. This wrinkled, octagenarian continues to swoon women from 16 to 60 effortlessly. Don't be fooled into believing he has preserved his looks or such. Believe me, if that was the case, I, myself, would have outdone and outclassed him.
All that took him was a resolve to make it big. To walk among those whose word of mouth determined the pink slip, no those who bore its brunt. After loaning on an awful amount of money from the banks and his mother, he set it up. There was no guarantees of any sort of success. Clever moves, and lots of them, was what it required.
This is a sort of vision that I behold of myself. All that drives me more to it is looking at the 20 year old princesses of every household roaming around, hand in hand with ugly, pot bellied men surely in their mid 40s. They are the real players. Taking a look at closer home, we have Sabeer Bhatia. The Standord Alumni, holding a degree in Electrical engineering, did not draw the line at that. He co-founded Hotmail, the Worlds Largest E-mail provider with over 369 million registered users. He lives life on his own terms. Neither as an "Yesman" of any Corporate giant nor as any well attired beast of burden. That is a player.
After my graduation in an engineering college. I do not want to continue to serve forever. I wish to be served. I wish to be the source that people come to in times of distress. At a young age, the credit goes to them who know and can relate with lots of sources. But at a later stage, the credit goes to them who become the source with people moistening their soles. I wish to expand beyond my horizons. Setting up a publishing house would be a good idea, considering the steady growth of Mario Puzos , Stephen Kings and Isaac Asimovs in India. They need a hand behind them. Establishing hotel chains, clubs and restaurents would not be a bad idea though. Shares, bookies, sports franchise owners, it all gets better with every thought. The dreams are indefinite. The path is invisible. After all, the end justifies the means. Greed is all that one needs. Greed is what has set the ball rolling and transformed a Gujarati trader into a multimillionaire. He is Dhirrubai Ambani. Greed was what drove an Economics graduate to settle in Mumbai and make him the "King" he is today. That is Shah Rukh Khan. Meanwhile, Greed is what sent A.Raja, Ramalingam Raju and Quatrochi behind bars. Greed too flushed Narasimha Rao out of power. It is a funny world. But I would say, "Greed is Good".
Anybody would feel elated dreaming of these. But it is the sweat by one's brow that determines his destiny. Nothing is written. It is we who write our destiny. Anybody reading this would probably chuckle at a loser like me. You have every right to do so. To become a player, you need to have the mentality of a player. Sadly, you aren't bountiful in that aspect.
It is your life. Make it Large.
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