tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post4895017035452669210..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Why am I not a "success"? I grew up liking all-rounders!Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-80313107627027760102013-06-10T13:15:23.478-07:002013-06-10T13:15:23.478-07:00hey, when you are eight or nine--the kind of age i...hey, when you are eight or nine--the kind of age i was when i chose abid ali--you select your superheroes for whatever reason. no wonder then i have always felt difficult to relate to my fellow classmates (and seniors too!!!!)<br /><br />yes, the world needs generalists and specialists ... not to mention the ditch diggers too. yet, we overemphasize specialists!<br /><br />not to be obsessed wit the metaphorical "dukrijnkarane" has been a life-long issue ... not a new epiphany by any means. that, alas, is the reason i am not a "success" ;)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-8358349504219884152013-06-10T04:13:42.425-07:002013-06-10T04:13:42.425-07:00Good Lord - Abid Ali as your favourite ????? Thank...Good Lord - Abid Ali as your favourite ????? Thank God you did not voice it in "those" days. I would have ragged you unmercifully :)<br /><br />On the deeper point, I think there is a role and place in life for both the generalist and the specialist. Medicine is probably the best place to illustrate this. The science would fail if either the generalist or the specialist were absent. <br /><br />By the way, why has dukrijnkarane caught your fancy ? :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com