Success, today, is just a finger away!

That's all you need. That's "Attitude".

Here's a story of a loser guy who knows how to sing. Now this guys realizes the only way he can be successful in life is when he goes through the pain all successful singers went through! He desperately tries to fall in love with a girl, somehow becomes serious, becomes passionate, loses her (blah blah..) still goes after her, meets her again (blah blah again..). Eventually, when the police detains him, that's the moment he shows his middle finger. This is the story from the movie "Rockstar". The actor is Ranbir Kapoor. That year (2011) he goes on to win umpteen awards. Wonder what was the secret of his success?

Here's a story of an extremely talented Indian cricketer. He proved one and all that he is the future in the T20 and ODI format. He was taken to Australia for the Test series (2011). Along with the team, even he flopped. Indian team went through an embarrassing phase. As is always the custom in Indian cricket, one guy will have to take the responsibility of failure. The media pin-pointed our talented cricketer as the main reason. I can't blame the media here as even I felt he is the weakest link in the highly experienced Indian team. Even the Australian crowd felt that way. They started abusing him during matches. That's when he returns the favor. He shows his middle finger. Later that series, he scores a century and is considered as the only plus point in the otherwise lack lustre Indian team that toured Australia. His name is Virat Kohli. Wonder what was the secret of his success?

One man who popularized it was Stone Cold Steve Austin. He entered WWE (then WWF) as an over sized wrestler who eventually turned WWE's fortunes by thriving in the "Attitude Era". He is one of the main reasons why WWE is where it is now (#1 in professional wrestling + Entertainment). The ultimate anti-corporate! He showed his middle finger every single week. The irony is - his fans used to love it! He made middle finger popular! Have you ever heard of a "middle finger salute"? He did it! His fans responded back!

We are slowly but surely entering an era when students will vent their frustration directly at their teacher without saying a word and with only a single finger saying it all! Respect be damned!

If Virat Kohli (youth icon in cricket) can do it, why can't I? If Ranbir Kapoor (youth icon in Bollywood) can do it, why can't I?

On a lighter note, you need to channelize your talent along with the desired attitude to succeed. Only the finger won't help you as is evident in the image below.

An after-thought: I have a feeling that my post has been leaked given the fact that I am a product of Mumbai University and our history of leaking university papers! Incidentally, it was read by an Indian hockey player who used my theory to be successful. Let's all wish him success in his future endeavours!

From touching feet showing gratitude to a pointing finger showing attitude, India has finally come a long way!

Needless to say, sarcasm totally intended.

Images courtesy Google images.