Thread by @KapilGuptaMD

THE TRUTH ABOUT BECOMING A TRUE PIONEER

A quote from the magnificent film, Moneyball:

"It's a problem that you think we need to explain ourselves. Don't! To anyone. I'm going to see this through, for better or worse."

In order to become a true pioneer, a man is either All-In

Or he isn't.

The man who fails to arrive at a particular Truth will not succeed

But in order to understand it, he will have to overcome the protests of society, and those of his very own mind:

All the humans around him are blithering idiots.

Unless a man arrives at this one Truth, he will fail.

For if he seeks to gain support

Or curry praise

Or invite input and opinion

He will, as sure as the night follows the day,

Fail.

Rare humans are rare.

The one whom, for reasons unknown, has the DNA to go All-In

Against the grain and the tide of humanity

Cannot afford the presence of "commen men" in his vicinity

For they will be the iceberg that sinks his ship.

Human beings have allowed themselves to become stupid

In every way imaginable.

The one who has the DNA to become a pioneer and a legend

Has little choice but to isolate himself from the masses

So that his ideas can blossom without restraint.

If Billy Beane had "explained his actions" to the GM,

His ideas would never have taken flight.

The experiment would never have been taken to its completion.

For the "GM," by virtue of his DNA, was simply not equipped to advise Billy Beane.

Unless a man has a certain DNA,

Anything that is original, revolutionary, or antithetical is simply beyond his grasp.

It is akin to trying to make him attain a dog's sense of smell

The receptors are simply absent.

A man who is not able to go it alone

Come hell or high tide,

Is not a man who is made for great things.

If a man discovers that he has the requisite DNA

To become a pioneer and a legend,

And if he seeks not to compromise his unique insights,

He will have to allow himself to accept what his experiences have taught him all along:

That those around him can only drag him down.

Humans shudder at the sight of unpleasant things

They enjoy their rose-colored glasses and bumper-sticker slogans

For them, the Truth is no match for self-created fantasies.

The Truth cares not about beautiful or ugly

Or good or bad

Or pleasant or unpleasant.

It is humans that create such judgments and distinctions.

If one has the DNA to become a legend

He will have to walk alone

Those around him are blithering idiots

He must allows his ideas to flow unabated

He must compromise on nothing

And "explain" to no one.

And he will attain anything and everything that he seeks.

Namaste.