To wield these stars and to hold
his medals, to don this cap and to fill this chair. There are many things in
life that may be happy but this is not one of those. To do is not an option, it
is the only thing that destiny has in store. Either this or walk away. The
latter is worse than death. The Command has its power and its status so does it
has a large baggage that has to be dragged to ones grave. Nor the salutes nor
the Laurels does anything to ease the pain, but persists an humble remainder of
all that is to be dragged along alone.
There are times when the facets
are to be put up, even when you desperately desire that you would be spared,
you have to do it. The dictum is such that the failure to perform is unacceptable,
even when it means to put everything you believe in to put at the front line.
There are times when great men will be fools and hearts of steel will start to
melt. No matter how high the principles be held, the man in the matter is but
human. There are times heart remains a heart and there are times the head
refuses to comply. But still the weights upon ones should bear down you as
albatrosses from yet another tale.
Leadership is a quality that is
tested and retested every now and then. It is not the making of the man it is
breaking of man again and again such that he is immune to this pain of
severance. To remain intact at times of peril is not an option, not when there
are men who depend on you, not when they look up to you and not when they
refuse to bow down just because you manage to hold it together, it is a
necessity. The life that is yours is no longer just yours, there are other who
willingly surrendered theirs to yours, just because they do believe it you who
can hold their together with far more force than they can. They believe in you
and with that come responsibility. You are not you anymore you are the culmination
of all their interests and the holder of the higher truth.
It is not for you to not to fail,
It is for you to fail as equally as it is for you to win. It is about you never
letting them down, who willingly let themselves be lead. It is for you to never
give up on anyone and hold it up for them; It is for you to see the light when
the herd has lost its eye. It is for you not to believe but make believe the
ones behind. To lead is a great feeling, but it is not about the celebration
but about conducting it so that everyone can enjoy and in their enjoyment you
can enjoy. It do feel great.
One thing that is asked of the
leader that is most difficult to perform is the use of the whip. There are
times, times you are given no other resort, but to crack the whip. Every single
act of harshness you provide has a toll on you, every now and then you have to
raise your voice there is a part of you sinking. To love is to be a good leader
but to beat them up and make them strong calls for a great leader. He can inspire
and so he can command, He can praise them and with the same hand crack the whip
upon them. Yet at the hands of a great leader they feel no pain nor no grudge
just the desire to correct themselves and lead a path of righteousness. Their
feelings have to be upheld and they protected, but at the same time a mask is
forced upon our face that shields the real one with a sterner perfect leader.
Yes it calls for a great leader
so do should one selves, none is made a leader they are born, not from the
mother’s womb but from the amongst of you and I. There is a leader in every one
of us, a leader who shall rise when the time calls for him. When he is really
to fly, he shall rally men and pick up momentum. When this do happen to you,
call upon him , cheer him, cherish him because he not only can change you but
can change the world.