Humility is an appreciable virtue but the problem with being humble is you seldom know when to stop. It’s very important to understand not everybody gets humility. Just like not everybody gets sarcasm. And that disability can work against you. Unless you are somebody like Gulzarsaab. He can be extremely self-effacing during social dos and at the same time, he can be that person who lambasts Chetan Bhagat in public. My undying love for the celebrated lyricist’s work (i don’t care much for his personal life) humbles me. Isn’t that the SI unit of greatness? You read somebody’s poems and begin to acknowledge the sheer tininess of your own poetry. It’s like racing against wind, if not cheetah, if not Bolt. Words bow to him because he has been wandering in the garden of wordplay like a kid since time immemorial. Maybe that’s why he could come up with lines like
Bas bhi karo
Bas bhi karo
Bas bhi karo
Humility is an appreciable virtue but the problem with being humble is you seldom know when to stop. It’s very important to understand not everybody gets humility. Just like not everybody gets sarcasm. And that disability can work against you. Unless you are somebody like Gulzarsaab. He can be extremely self-effacing during social dos and at the same time, he can be that person who lambasts Chetan Bhagat in public. My undying love for the celebrated lyricist’s work (i don’t care much for his personal life) humbles me. Isn’t that the SI unit of greatness? You read somebody’s poems and begin to acknowledge the sheer tininess of your own poetry. It’s like racing against wind, if not cheetah, if not Bolt. Words bow to him because he has been wandering in the garden of wordplay like a kid since time immemorial. Maybe that’s why he could come up with lines like