SUCCESS = ACCEPTANCE

Last night, we were invited to the residence of Prof. Jamal Nazrl Islam, a well known Bangladeshi mathematician, and personality in its own. Two days back Prof. Islam met us at the inaugural ceremony of the Chittagong International Biodiversity Conference which my friend Prof. Badrul Amin Bhuyia of the Chittagong University has organized. Prof. Islam delivered mesmarizing lecture on "biodiversity conservation and climate change". Last night when we visited his maginificant house on top the hill right in the center of Chittagong, each one of us was experiencing magical moments of our life, for nearly 90 minutes of duartion that was we were with Prof. Islam and Mrs. Islam's simplicity and humility. Son of the soil, well reputed internationally, Prof. Islam is extremely high profile person in its own right, however, he made it a point to invite international delegates whom he just interacted 2 days back for about an hour. How many high-profile individuals, do take pain to invite unknown individuals and exhibit the best of nation, region, globe, humanity? It was a great gesture on their part, and me and my colleague were truely neck deep in this hospitability, which I consider as a rare honor.

I realized the ease with which both Prof. & Mrs. Islam were interacting with us, as if they know us for ages together. They also spoke on every aspect with equal, from science, sociology, human psychology, godly attitude, natioanlism, human as species in biotic world, religion, to arts, culture, and music. They could switch between topics, with such an ease and simplicity that I wondered, as to what all they have learned, and experienced. The pinnacle of our meeting was three national anthems that Prof. Islam played on his piano. Truely, great personalities do not have geographic and national boundaries, they are so very global, and international. I think, that is why they are so very successful, as they are so very acceptable across cross-sections of our society irrespective of cross-cultural, national, and religious boundaries.

This whole experience makes me to feel that success if all about acceptability, which is directly proportional to humility and simplicity. Many great visionaries are great, because they are able to explain much complex topics, with so much ease, and in such a simple manner that even the common citizan can understand it without slightest efforts. Thus, I believe that success is not only intelliegence, but it is intelligenece with simplicity, and humility. Thus,

SUCCESS = ACCEPTACNE!