After a hectic closure of the last financial year, Blue Caramel offices in Rajasthan and Mumbai have had a pretty sedate start to the new financial year. But there was nothing sedate in the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL5) which was held yesterday ie on the third of April, at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai. The T20 extravaganza spread over 54 days and involving 9 franchisee teams promises to enthrall the cricket enthusiasts from the world over.
Since its inception, the IPL has seen actions galore, both on field as well as off the field. Be it the amazing journey of the Rajasthan Royals from being a minnow to becoming the champion in the first edition, under the inspirational mentorship of Aussie Shane Warne, the unexpected surge to the title of the Deccan Chargers in the second edition to the incredible "Midas" touch of "Captain Cool" Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the Chennai Super Kings, seeing them to 2 successive titles, IPL has seen all. Off the field, controversies have been many, especially the high profile Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owned by the flamboyant Bollywood superstar, Shahrukh Khan, has had more than its share of controversies. Starting with the Sourav Ganguly- John Buchanan spate, rotational captain policy to the eventual discarding of not only the coach but also players of the caliber of Ganguly, Maccullum and Chris Gayle. Though the dropping of Ganguly, to a certain extent could have had its justifications (exemplified by the fine run of KKR under the captainship of Gautam Gambhir during IPL4), Chris Gayle came back to haunt KKR after having been picked by the Bangalore Royal Challengers, reserving some of his best knocks against his old team. A fearless display of batsmanship.
The word fearless brings me to today's keyword of the blog which is Fear. Fear has two meanings in life, the first which is easier to practice is Forfeit Everything and Run and the second, which only a select few practice and become successful in life, is Face Everything and Rejoice. Life gives everyone ample opportunities to grab success. But like roses cannot be without thorns, success too cannot be without failures.
Most only see the failures while they are struggling and forfeit all they have garnered during the process of struggle and loose the opportunities that life has to offer and hence keep on struggling for life. The select few who have the caliber, desire and willpower to succeed in life, face everything that life throws at them, Manfully and persevere till they become the King of their own Destiny. At Blue Caramel, we require Winners because Winners never quit and Quitters never Win and it is the winner who enjoys the joy of life!
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