A Mediocre Piece
"World is ruled by mediocres who are sincere", a friend of my dad once told me. I would not be naive enough to generalize it because of the inherent risk any generalization carries. Yet it surprises me how little we talk about the largest section of mankind on the planet - mediocres. The entire limelight, it seems, is hogged by the two extremes. But this column is not to sulk about that - not that it would make any difference if it did so. Wikipedia defines the word "mediocre" as something of ordinary or moderate quality, or something that is neither good nor bad. The society, of course, places these parameters on humans to categorize them. But, in my view - as little though it matters - no person can summarily be called mediocre. It is a relative term that varies with perspective. Society however simplifies this problem in its own self-suiting manner. It follows a few general yardsticks of wealth, knowledge, i...