The world always demands some heroes for its growth and among many of the Albert
Einstein has always been one who has made the best use of discoveries and
worked for the benefit of all mankind by being a pacifist along with a great scientist;
another one is Nelson Mandela the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary,
political leader, and philanthropist, who has worked for dismantling the legacy
of apartheid by tackling institutionalized racism and fostering racial
reconciliation; and there is the remarkable American general George Washington
a name related to freedom and leadership who later on has become America’s
first president. All the three of them have acted as the agents of change and
brought an extensive alteration throughout the world.
Albert
Einstein was a theoretical physicist. His many contributions to physics include
the special and general theories of relativity, the founding of relativistic
cosmology, the first post-Newtonian expansion, explaining the perihelion advance
of Mercury, prediction of the deflection of light by gravity and gravitational
lensing, the photon theory and wave-particle duality, the quantum theory of a
monatomic gas which predicted Bose-Einstein condensation and so on. Throughout
his life, Einstein published hundreds of books and articles. Most were about
physics, but a few expressed political opinions about pacifism, socialism and
Zionism. In addition to the work he did by himself, he also collaborated with
other scientists on additional projects including the Bose-Einstein statistics,
the Einstein refrigerator and others. He published more than 300 scientific and
115 non-scientific works. He is often regarded as the father of modern physics.
The political views of Einstein reflect he flouted the ascendant Nazi movement,
he also tried to be a voice of moderation in the formation of the State of
Israel and braved anti-communist politics and resistance to the Civil rights
movement in the United States. He participated in the 1927 Congress of the league
against imperialism in Brussels. He was a socialist Zionist who supported the
creation of a Jewish National Homeland in the British mandate of Palestine.
Einstein also portrayed religious views in some cases. The question of
scientific determination gave rise to questions about Einstein's position on
theological determinism and whether or not he believed in god. In 1929,
Einstein told Herbert, "I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in
the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God who concerns himself with the
fate and the doings of mankind." He has his legacy at the time of his
living and after death also. Once Einstein quoted, 'Try not to become a man of
success but rather try to become a man of value.' And he did achieve the
so-called value by winning the Nobel prize of physics in 1921 and so many
notable honours.
Just
like Einstein, a man with a mission was none other than Mr Nelson Mandela, who
had given his all for the sake of his Nation and fight against all kind of
racism for the whole world. Leadership is the art of leading others to
deliberately create a result that wouldn't have happened otherwise. According
to Nelson Mandela, A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly,
knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge
stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial and
uninformed. A leader must have self-awareness, a great vision, ability to
motivate, must have good social awareness and run on self directions. Mandela
was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and
became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered
strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to
obtain his freedom. Apartheid is a system of racial segregation that was
enforced by the African national party between 1948 and 1994. Approximately
10000 blacks were killed by the notorious system of racial domination. The
anti-apartheid movement was the first successful transitional movement in the
era of globalization. The role of Nelson Mandela was beyond description. He was
arrested by the Sharpeville as he was the member at ANC'S Youth League. In 1956
he was banned by the government for attending public meetings. He was arrested
for treason but found not guilty. In 1963 he was accused of sabotage, sentenced
to life imprisonment. He became a symbol of resistance and later on the hero of
the nation. Mandela was elected as the President for his work for the peaceful
termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new
democratic South Africa. He even won the Nobel prize in 1993. Mandela’s one
quote sums up his superiority and vision, “ I can’t pretend that I am brave and
that I can beat the whole world. But as a leader, you can not let people know.
You must put up a front.”
When
it comes to the turn about leadership and boldness there’s none better than the
seed provider of American Dreams Mr George Washington. Washington was the first
President of the United States. He is called the father of the USA. He was from
a very reputed family where he learnt the morals, manners and the body of
knowledge which was standard for an 18th century Virginia gentleman. He pursued
two intertwined interests, military arts and western expansion. On 1754
Washington had become a lieutenant colonel and fought in the first skirmishes
of the French and Indian war. In a legendary story, Washington escaped from
four bullets which went through his coat but he was unharmed. George Washington
was the commander of the military forces during the American revolution.
Washington had the prestige, experience, charisma and poise of a great military
leader and was known for his reputation as a strong patriot. Washington was
known for his resistance against the Mother country's oppression. The first US
Congress voted to pay Washington a salary of $25,000 a year for becoming the
president. But he wanted to be a selfless public servant and declined the
salary. The "Farewell Address" of Washington was on the most in the
influential statement of American political values. It reflects the need and
importance of national unity, the value of the constitution, the rule of law,
the evils of political parties and the virtues of a republican people. He
addresses morality as a necessary source for a popular government. He is still
highly celebrated all over the USA. The Equestrian statue reflects his legacy.
Washington's face and images are often used as national symbols of the United
States, along with icons like the flag and shield. He appears in today's money
including dollar bill and quarter dollar coin and the US postage.
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." All three have followed the same path. Inspired by non-communal consciousness, they have spoken of humanity and preached the message of peace with intelligence, not strength, and have given precedence to solidarity leadership. These superheroes are the perfect example of agents of change. They had different issues to solve, but they had the same kind of sheer dedication to their work ethics. Still, after an enormous number of years, we cherish them as the best and follow their footprints in many circumstances of our life. They had shown us, success is something that can’t be gain by daydreaming, rather we must have the vision to achieve our goals.
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