Bharat Ratna for the Little Master?

Just a couple of days after the World-cup win, I saw an article in the newspaper which talked about people wanting a Bharat Ratna for Sachin. Wow! I was initially excited; it would indeed be an honour for this great sportsman.

But it also made me think. Aren't we jumping the gun a lil bit? Probably yes. We Indians either carry our heroes on our shoulders during success or dump them in the gutter during failure. Anyways coming back to our discussion, I am pretty sure, many of you would vouch for Sachin, on getting the highest civilian award. But what we should know is the about the other recepients of this award. Most of them have received it, at the culmination of their talent and when they are close to retirement.

I think we can give the young man some space. He is just 38 years old, and has more records to break. You can't draw a line to his greatness. According to me, a Bharat Ratna is given to someone who has proved his point beyond doubt. Sachin ofcourse has proved his point; but he has not reached his zenith. He is still hungry for more.

Also another point worth noting is the hype that cricket gets. You want to give the award to someone is not even close to retirement. Why aren't you considering the other greats in the world of sport. Sachin is not the only great sportsperson that India has produced. There have been others too who have proved a point. For the record, not a single athlete has ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna till date. Not even posthumously.

I think there is one person who deserves the Bharat Ratna, before it is awarded to Sachin - Dyan Chand (posthumously of course). According to me he is (or rather was) the God of Indian Sport. If this is not done, it would just not be fair

Did you know that the highest award for excellence is sport is called the Dhyan Chand award? If the Bharat Ratna was not bestowed upon someone of such greatness as Dyan Chand, then why Sachin. For me its a NO, or atleast not yet.

According to me, the greatness in the Little Master, would be further proved, if he declines the award, if it is presented to him...Ever

Connect

Have you played "Connect" in quizzing? Its an interesting round, where you have 3-4 images and you need to find the connecting factor among them.

Sometimes, this happens in reality too. You look at something and connect to it in a strange manner.

I happened to pass by a Chinese restaurant one day. The name sounded familiar; "Peking". No, the typo didn't bother me. There was something about this place which struck a chord. I could remember a school-mate of mine who worked there.

I can take his name for sure, as I am pretty sure he is no where in my FB circle. But still, I won't. He used to miss Monday mornings and invite the wrath of our class-teacher. He always had some reason or another, up his sleeve.

The actual reason was quite disheartening. I am pretty sure, I must have been a picked few who really knew the truth. He waited tables at this restaurant. Weekends they closed late; 2AM at the least (Yes, that was a time when we didn't have the 11:30PM restriction).

He couldn't afford the school tution fees and worked on Week-day evenings and Weekends full time to make up for it. He still had the energy to sit through all the classes in school.

I don't know what happened to this guy. I never heard of him, since I passed out from school. I really hope he made it through.

For me, he was the true example of perserverance.