Underdogs

In the movies you see some guys who’re bullied around by those who are luckier when it comes to money, looks, opportunities, etc. And invariably enough, whether we do good or bad in real life about these circumstances, we support the lower guys in these movies. For example, we never supported Apollo Creed – at least until he becomes friend with Rocky – or Ivan Drago – perhaps Americans had reasons to feel hostile to this character, because he was a Russian, but everyone in everywhere was hostile to him foremost, because he was the bad guy – in the Rocky series. I give the example of Rocky, because he was one of the best underdog heroes ever, since the story of this series was based on this notion especially. 

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A for Arrogance

A few weeks ago, I attended to a book fair, and met an author friend whose books sold extremely well during last a couple of years. Becoming a successful writer with bestselling books was his greatest dream, and I’m happy to see he made his dream come true. And I always liked him for his modest attitude. I hadn’t seen him for a few years, but talked to him on the phone every now and then, and he was always kind to me, like he was to everyone around him. When his second book was launched three or four years ago, we had met in another book fair, and he was all too kind to his readers, which made me like him more.

However, this time he left a different impression on me. continue reading...