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Icarus -- A hare

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I have always wondered if I was a protagonist, what my own monologue would have been? Or how I want it to be? How do I see myself? Before I could really frame it, it was already decided. It comes out to be, how you see yourself won't be same as how you saw yourself. Yes, we do change. Well, coming back to topic - Monologue. How would yours be? I have seen people boasting as well as underestimating themselves. Almost no one has a precise knowledge of their own limits. Neither do I. All I know, is a very little about myself; 'breaking through my own limits' and 'what could possibly lead me to my limits' are two things I am well aware of.  I am a proud man. I take pride in my efforts and I have confidence within me. And this begets the journey as 'Icarus'. There's a very thin line in confidence and over-confidence. Over confidence is packed up with ignorance while confidence is not. I am a proud - complacent man. In the most critical part of my life, I ha...
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Stories of 'icarus-ness'

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How many times in our life we would have looked at sky and it's amazing vastness, and wished to conquer the impossible? Have you ever thought of flying, escaping or to view the entirety of world, up from above -  a mere insects?  Well, I did. Not just physically but in the strata of ranks too. To be precise, I wanted to fly high especially in this non-existing altitude called human-race. What ranks? Well, we all desire fame, power, wisdom and beauty, don't we? You sure, would have heard of seven-deadly sins. Namely:- Pride Greed Lust   Envy   Gluttony   Anger  Sloth  Don't we all desire to be respected, get appreciated, have power, desire to be liked and many more such? These are the biproducts of these sins. These are the mortal attachments, which humans unknowingly grow up to. We are in a field and there's already an excelling genius in that. Suppose, let's take a class, there are different subjects or courses, we have someone who is top notch in tha...
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