How far is too far?
How far is too far?
When was the last time you had to prove a huge mathematical formula, maybe for one of your exams or assignments? While trying to prove it, did you ever give a thought to why you were proving something that has already been proved? Everybody would reply that it was for grades.
When was the last time you were trying to prove a point to a friend or a colleague while having one of those feisty arguments?
We often see in some of the Indian cinema, the main protagonist is challenged by the villain to prove that he loves the heroine and the hero turns out to risk his life to prove that he loves her. Ironically, the girl does fall for such a thing (wouldn't work in real life though, unless both of them are stupid enough to meet each other).
Hello everyone. Thank you for coming back again and again and rolling in the views.Happy new year to everyone. By the way, what is it that I am trying to prove with my statements above? I will get to it, eventually.
Some of the things that are a crucial part of our safety guidelines today, were once considered to be dangerous, and the people who invented them were thought to be lunatics. There are many such stories, especially of one Mr Nikola Tesla a.k.a MAD SCIENTIST. It would take more than a post to explain his inventions.
I would like to talk about something that no one even thinks about twice today.
Bulletproof vest. Something that has been serving the security forces, saving their lives. The story of how the kevlar bulletproof vest was invented is quite something. The guy behind this was Richard Davis. No, he is not the musician that google says he is when you search for his name. He is the founder of the company Second Chance. He had the idea to invent the vest when he had to shoot 3 armed men, while trying to deliver a pizza to them. For his own safety and the safety of others, he created the kevlar bulletproof vest. But no one was ready to accept his invention. Why? Because he was just a pizza place owner and the vest was handmade in his garage. Would you have accepted something that was made in a garage and claimed to save your life against a gunshot?
To prove that his invention worked, he wore the vest and shot himself. It was all recorded. And the vest did save him, leaving him only with a slight bruise. He then shot himself multiple times to show that his invention actually worked. He went so far as to risk his own life to prove that his creation worked.
Was this going too far to prove yourself?
Another interesting story about the invention of a life-saving equipment. Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. What did he invent?
Stories like this often make you think that the little things we do to prove ourselves, are too small. But are they really?These men risked their lives to prove what they knew they had. Everyone fights, every single day, to prove themselves. It may be to the world, maybe to their parents, maybe to their professor, maybe to their boss or even like in the movies, to prove your love for another person.
Some of the things that are a crucial part of our safety guidelines today, were once considered to be dangerous, and the people who invented them were thought to be lunatics. There are many such stories, especially of one Mr Nikola Tesla a.k.a MAD SCIENTIST. It would take more than a post to explain his inventions.
I would like to talk about something that no one even thinks about twice today.
Bulletproof vest. Something that has been serving the security forces, saving their lives. The story of how the kevlar bulletproof vest was invented is quite something. The guy behind this was Richard Davis. No, he is not the musician that google says he is when you search for his name. He is the founder of the company Second Chance. He had the idea to invent the vest when he had to shoot 3 armed men, while trying to deliver a pizza to them. For his own safety and the safety of others, he created the kevlar bulletproof vest. But no one was ready to accept his invention. Why? Because he was just a pizza place owner and the vest was handmade in his garage. Would you have accepted something that was made in a garage and claimed to save your life against a gunshot?
To prove that his invention worked, he wore the vest and shot himself. It was all recorded. And the vest did save him, leaving him only with a slight bruise. He then shot himself multiple times to show that his invention actually worked. He went so far as to risk his own life to prove that his creation worked.
Was this going too far to prove yourself?
Another interesting story about the invention of a life-saving equipment. Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. What did he invent?
What you see here is a gas mask. It was not a groundbreaking invention that used space-age materials. It was just a little wit that was used to develop these masks, masks that would protect firemen in their line of duty. But no one recognized his invention nor did they want to test it. He was an African american and during the early 1900's, no one believed that a black man could invent something like this. He filed a patent for the mask in 1914 and founded a company. But he never came into the foreground to showcase his invention. In 1916, when there was a fire in the tunnels of Lake Erie, Cleveland OH, he was asked to come with as many hoods as he could carry. But the rescue workers were skeptical about his invention. So he and his brother wore the hoods themselves and went inside to rescue the people trapped. And the mask did work and it became a national success. He then transferred the patent to the government so that it could be implemented in the protection of firemen. FYI, the same man also has a patent for traffic lights.
Was this going too far to prove yourself?
Stories like this often make you think that the little things we do to prove ourselves, are too small. But are they really?These men risked their lives to prove what they knew they had. Everyone fights, every single day, to prove themselves. It may be to the world, maybe to their parents, maybe to their professor, maybe to their boss or even like in the movies, to prove your love for another person.
But, the question. How far is too far?
I was going through the toastmaster's international talks and found this amazing speech that made Mohammed Qahtani the 2015 world champion. I would like for all of you to watch this video before you scroll down further to read.
The guy he talks about in his speech has tried all his life to prove to his father that he could do something so that his father could be proud of him. But, there isn't a happy ending.
You can cross the oceans to prove your worth, you can fly to the space to prove your worth, you could swim to the deepest waters to prove your worth, you could climb the highest mountain to prove your worth.
BUT,
Make sure you don't lose yourself trying to prove your worth to the wrong crowd. Do not waste your time trying to prove yourself to someone who doesn't understand you. Let them laugh at you, let them make fun of you, if you believe in yourself enough, one day, the right people will start believing.
Things you believe will impact the world. Go as far as you can, to prove yourself right, if it means saving that one extra life.
A mother need not prove her love for her child. A father need not prove his affection for his child. A simple message to your mom, " I LOVE YOU MA', sent even once a year would make her happy. You need not risk your life to prove to your mother that you love her, small things also carry the same proof that sometimes even the biggest experiments can't prove.
Feelings are something you do not have to prove. You shouldn't have to go as far as risking your life to have to prove your love for someone.
-Sushant Thotakura
Links to Youtube Videos for above-mentioned inventions:
1. Bullet Proof Vest
1. Bullet Proof Vest
2. Gas Mask
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