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November 23, 2006

Asian Heroes

I'm a very optimistic person, and despite what some people may say, i watch PPS very, very closely and i read a ton of blogs that send their pings here. From what i've seen, from what YOU can see yourself just by surfing PPS for a day or two, is that bloggers today will be leaders tomorrow. I am 100% certain of this fact -- there are bloggers here who are future Parliamentarians, Senators, Datuks, Tan Sris, CEOs, Presidents, Generals and Captains. There is no doubt, absolutely none.

Why i feel this way is perhaps best left to another entry, but what i would like all of you to understand is that there is a huge difference between a leader and a hero. Many of you will be leaders one day, how many of you will be heroes? And while some of you may take the humble road and say, "But i don't want to be a hero", you fail to realize what Asia needs (what Malaysia needs) is in fact heroes rather than simple leaders (we already have heaps of those).

Perhaps this article will help guide you (.jpg, 512kb). I found it inspirational, and for all the good it can do, i'm sure TIME will understand my need to bend the rules of copyright by publishing it verbatim.