Thursday, March 4, 2010

ABC ANALYSIS OF LIFE...

The human civilization can be segregated into 3 distinct categories viz., Accelerators, Brakes & Clutches. The 3 important equipments which are required to run a car, likewise the same features are necessary which makes the civilization stay alive. All the three are distinct and complementary to one another. Accelerators will be useless without brakes and vice versa. Similarly, clutch will lose its importance without brake & vice-versa.


Accelerators comprise people like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Gandhi, APJ Abdul Kalam, SRK, Mittals and the list continues. A person in this class knows only one way of living i.e., outscore your counterpart/competitor to survive. They cannot accept failure and always see themselves as a participant of a race. They are not just winners but also bench markers. They are idols in their respective field. They don’t just win the race but also makes the contest tough & dynamic. They have the courage to change the rules of the game. The one common quality they share is hunger. Every achievement intensifies their hunger & ambition to aim higher goals thereby setting new standard for the society. They can synonymously be called assenters or acceptors.

“Brakes” consists of people like Raj Thakrey, Inspector General of Police Shambhu Pratap Singh Rathore (Ruchika’s case) , Dawood Ibrahim , Adolf Hitler and a long list continues. These people neither prosper nor let others. They are losers & always insecure of their status quo. When they see others (Accelerators) climbing the ladder of success rather than competing they try pulling them down. But the big difference between both the groups is their source of motivation. When the “Brakes” indulge in malpractices the accelerators garner motivation under crisis to tackle the situation (The spat between Siv Sena & SRK). Their determination to succeed augments when met with hurdle/s. People in this class can also be called “breakers”.

The last and the major category are the “clutches”. It encompasses the general public who are not the vanguards but are central to the existence of the above two category. They have all the powers and they nominate one among themselves to make them Accelerators & Brakes, based on their respective personality traits & qualities. This group benefits from the action of the “Accelerators” & bears the pain caused by the action of the “Brakes”. They can also be called commoners since they share the common need for Food, Shelter & Security.

If this world is an Olympic stadium, the accelerators are the players who strive to be ahead in the competition, Brakes are the hurdle in the way of the accelerators, clutches are the public gathered to cheer the accelerators & scoff at the brakes.

Lastly, the Clutch spots the same individual differently under different circumstances & different time. Gandhiji was an “Accelerator" for the patriotic Indian and “Brake” for the Englishmen. Similarly, Osama Bin laden was an accelerator for the American when he fought the war against Russia & “Brake” when he slammed in WTC.

It’s up to an individual to decide what they want to become, how they want the world to see them, what benefits accrue in the respective categories & what sacrifice is needed to be a part of that group.

A thought by: Md. Azharuddin Khan