Brain vs. Brawn

The other day I had to write a speech for a sixth grader for this competition of her's. So... I thought I'd just put it up as well. It's a free country right? :p

Brain vs. Brawn 

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will…” quoted Gandhi and clearly elaborates the gist of my speech.

I, myself, personally believe that ‘brains’ overcome ‘brawn’.  To clarify why I believe so, I’ll give a few historical references to elaborate my decision.

What was it that killed Goliath? Strength? Muscle? NO! More importantly, the person who killed him was not even a proper soldier. It was young David himself. Goliath, a huge and experienced warrior, faced by a man in his early youth. But what exactly did he do? He just used his slingshot and aimed at Goliath’s forehead and at that moment, that clever idea just killed a strong, well-built man.

                                           (As Goliath stands for combat against young David)

What was it that led the Muslims to overcome the Romans in the battle of Mutah? 3000 Muslims at that event faced around a force of 200000(2 lakh) Romans but still oppressed their attacks. This was due to Hazrat Khalid’s great tactics, which still lay unparallel to any call by a commander in history, and, hence proved mighty for the Muslims.

The mentioned references clearly show how brains overcame brawls.

 To survive in this modern world, one must use intelligence rather than force to overcome anything or be successful, hence educational institutions. We no longer live in the Stone Age or the Byzantine Empire where only the strongest survive. Instead, here we are, where for one, intelligence is key. It helps one in all aspects of life.

Let’s take a scenario where this is more applicable. For example. Imagine opening a bottle of coke with your bare hands. I’m sure you’ll probably hurt yourself but would not be able to open it. Whereas try opening it with a bottle-opener, and in a matter of seconds you’ll be enjoying a cool drink. Hence, once again, brains overcome brawn.

Concluding in the end, I believe that the application of brawn is nowhere near to that of brains. For brawl may help you win a fight, but brain might help you win a fight without actually fighting.

Poetry for thought

 

A love story

Turtle doves up in the sky

Watch them fly and wonder why?

Why is this (world) such a lonely place?

People killed, left no trace

What am I doing sitting here?

While I kill myself in this despair

I shall forget my past and try to move on

Remember nothing ever happened, everything is gone

I went home rushing excitement within

A new bright life I shall begin

I will find someone who'll fill my shopping cart

That someone will be my sweetheart

I started my quest to find true love

My favorite bird, the turtle dove

God’s own beauty, His own gift

Flying over me, one great swift

Then I met one man who looked pretty sad

I asked him 'what made his life so bad?'

'Love' he yelled trying not to cry

With a shocked expression I said 'oh my...

What happened dear sir, what’s wrong?'

Replied 'wander off little boy it’s pretty long'

I held his hand and took him to a seat

He started his own story with his own beats

“I met her in grade eighth

We had the same class and studied late

Physics used to be her favorite subject

I had to take a chance, I couldn't reject

We were at the physics labs where I grabbed her hand

Whispered in her ear 'can I be your man?'

She did nothing and silent she remained

A buzz of thunder and it started to rain

She started to smile and stare into my eyes

And said

'From now on no more lies

Of the eight billion people in this world

Can I be you only girl?'

It was getting late and the clock ticked seven

My life just turned into an earthly heaven

I looked up to her and she started to blush

And told her she was my only crush

In grade tenth I joined the football team

She said

'You can be the best, you can!'

She was my number 1, only fan

We joined the same college and studied more

And smiled when we talked about what happened before

On 24 marches, we went out together

I told her I’ll be there for her forever

As we stood in front of the open sea

I popped the question 'babe will you marry me?'

Yes she said and I rejoiced

I wanted the world to hear my voice

Years went great after our marriage

Everything was going just fine

I always tried to impress her

And she would smile and say 'Stop trying'

Our life was full of joy and laughter

I promised I’d love her happily ever after

Then one day we went to the doctor

He told us to go and buy new toys

And smiled at us and said

You're going to have a baby boy

I was so happy I yelled 'Doc, are you serious?!'

He replied 'more serious than the big bang theory was'

I couldn't control my emotions I started to cry

My wife came near and whispered

‘From your life's dictionary, delete the word sad

You will make a great dad'

I smiled up to her and replied

‘You’re the best in the world, there is no other

I bet you'll make a wonderful mother'

We had a little boy with beautiful eyes

That were just like the great blue sky

He would cry and laugh whenever he want

and probably didn't like his aunt

Because she always watched two and a half men

While he wanted to watch Ben 10

Then one day something really terrible happened to us

We were travelling on a bus

I told him to cry not

Then I started hearing gunshots

With dreadful noise my ears were filling

People were engaged in target killing

I don't remember what happened then

I woke up on a stretcher with my wife in my hands

My little boy I could not find

I was completely out of my mind

'Where is he?!?' I yelled at the nurse

She took out a picture from her purse

'Is this your little boy?'

'YES!' I replied with rage

She whispered in my ear and I was in bound

My little boy could not be found

Then my wife woke up with many fractured bones

I could feel her soul turn into stone

Then I saw her take her last breath

She was, now, in the custody of death

I couldn't believe what I saw or hear

My faith in life started to disappear

I rushed to the doctor and 'asked what happened?'

He said 'many lives had been blackened

You’re lucky enough to survive

You’re the only one from that bus who's alive'