These days I come across more and more people with extraordinary courage. The courage to live life by their terms. There are many characteristics that define these people - selflessness, fighting for justice, intellect, devotion, brilliance, simplicity, humbleness and living the life which they love because they don't know otherwise. Greatness lies within. Its not about money, ability or being famous. Its about the fight in your heart and the courage you exhibit. May be these are just thoughts that are imagined by my fertile mind, but I would like to believe that they constitute the truth. After all nothing in life is achieved by being a cynic. The way I see it, the underlying strand that unites these people is the integrity. I consider the ability do the right thing as integrity. Its not about not making any mistakes, but everything to do with owning up responsibility and doing the right thing. Genuinely. Sincerely. Humbly.
Acharya V. V. Sadagopan is one such polymath. I came across this great person when I was reading about another such and it is staggering to believe that a human of his ability, intellect and compassion worked and lived among us.
http://gkamesh.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/vv-sadagopan-music-mystic/
http://www.medhajournal.com/articles/myblog/628.html
http://www.medhajournal.com/articles/myblog/628.html
His shisya Sri. Srirama Bharathi is as erudite scholar as his guru is and it is clear that the world is a richer place due to their life. I hope to write more about other people who are my heroes but above all that I would be more than happy to take a sip from their wisdom.
