I read an interesting joke today. It goes something like this, “What do you call a nerd 15 years from now?” . Guess. I bet you won’t believe the answer. It reads, “A boss”!
Now, I am not sure about you, but I had a good laugh. Is there a friction of truth in this joke? You bet! Nerds or geeks as they’re used to be called in schools are no longer Losers (read with a capital L). In fact, they’re really the ones who are making it good in the world. They just happened to be a bunch of people whom when in school, devoted a lot of time and attention on their school work and read a whole lot more than the average school going person. Well, of course, all that, at the expense of social status and popularity in school. They’re the “outcast” deemed weird by the popular boys and gals. They’re the least popular and non-memorable people in school. No flamboyant styles to remember by. No exciting date nights to go. No cool cliques to hang out with. What they had was plenty of ridicules and insults as they lived with the “Nerd” label in school.
So, these nerds chose to pursue what matters in life even back in the school days. Theirs was a quest for academic qualification, a good exposure and a passion to make a difference in the world. Look at how many of them are great men and women of today. Bill Gates, for one. I personally know a few who end up being the best entrepreneurs today. Nobody would have thought that they be the ones who dare to take risks in a business venture. Nor to lead and manage multimillion dollar businesses. Who would have thought they'll be the ones today who faces matters head on with much courage and wisdom? Who overcomes any challenges? Or be significant in other peoples’ lives?
Scary as it may seem, but the nerds of today may really become your bosses of tomorrow. I am sure if we are generally nice to people, we wouldn’t have any problem being friends with all – nerds or not. And hence, it really doesn’t matter who becomes our boss at the end of the day :)
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