By KRISHNA KUMAR
Pop culture is in the midst of a superhero fandom. Muscle-bound men swarm our television or computer screens, avenging the deaths of their guardians or loved ones before swooping into a huge number of clueless citizens from bad guys laying waste vast CGI cities.
Oliver Queen, also known as the Green Arrow stated his mantra, "This is what I am. This is who I am, come hell or high water. If I deny it, I deny everything I've ever done, everything I've ever fought for."
However being a spoiled billionaire, he has charmed his way into the hearts and minds of fans throughout the world. Complicated, intellectual and cultivated, he is a character that has captured the hearts of many audiences.
But what lessons can we learn from this iconic character?
Redefining Knowledge
In Oliver's symbolic resurrection, his knowledge was deemed to be the catalyst. According to the new 52 DC comic storyline, before the shipwreck he lived a life full of adventure, womanising, supercars and so on. He had no idea about the dark truth beneath his luxurious life.
Be that as it may, while stranded on the raft, his dad, Robert Queen, gave a stunning deathbed confession about the harmful history of lies and exploitation that was important to keep up their way of life. This disclosure hit Oliver like a freight train, shattering his illusions in everlasting way.
Sometimes life hits us with an unexpected event that changes our point of view. Sometimes we may have foreseen it in long before, other times it is unbidden and it is left to us on how we cope with it.
Imagine if you got laid off by your team members for your final year project that you were loyal to since the beginning of the semester. You didn't know that your loyalty was not valued by your team and they took you for granted but know you have realised.
What would you do with the knowledge you have gained? What will your priorities be? Will you change your patterns or persistently stick to old ones?
Affliction leads to Focus and Clarity
Oliver's revelation of his family's privileged insights consolidated with the quick risk to his survival dives him into the single most prominent crisis he has confronted in his life. However, a consistent theme in pretty much every superhero origins is that with great crisis comes great opportunity.
The fact is that affliction, if endured well and sensibly, gives you the gift of clarity. The vast majority of us spend our valuable time and energy into many negative distractions. Even though diversion can get what our hearts want, they may be unfavourable to our true calling in life
Green Arrow points out that success will come if you set sight on your target and clear your mind of distractions.
Know your Targets
Oliver realises that even with his abilities, insight and assets, he cannot tackle all of Starling City's issues so he picks his battles wisely.
It is hard to make progress if we have multiple tasks or assignments at hand. You need to learn the art of prioritising in order to get things done effectively.
When you are tempted to take excessive tasks, take shelter in the knowledge pool because everything is interconnected and if you figure out how to benefit from executing either one or two tasks, then you will be more organised.
Oliver Queen, also known as the Green Arrow stated his mantra, "This is what I am. This is who I am, come hell or high water. If I deny it, I deny everything I've ever done, everything I've ever fought for."
However being a spoiled billionaire, he has charmed his way into the hearts and minds of fans throughout the world. Complicated, intellectual and cultivated, he is a character that has captured the hearts of many audiences.
But what lessons can we learn from this iconic character?
Redefining Knowledge
In Oliver's symbolic resurrection, his knowledge was deemed to be the catalyst. According to the new 52 DC comic storyline, before the shipwreck he lived a life full of adventure, womanising, supercars and so on. He had no idea about the dark truth beneath his luxurious life.
Be that as it may, while stranded on the raft, his dad, Robert Queen, gave a stunning deathbed confession about the harmful history of lies and exploitation that was important to keep up their way of life. This disclosure hit Oliver like a freight train, shattering his illusions in everlasting way.
Sometimes life hits us with an unexpected event that changes our point of view. Sometimes we may have foreseen it in long before, other times it is unbidden and it is left to us on how we cope with it.
Imagine if you got laid off by your team members for your final year project that you were loyal to since the beginning of the semester. You didn't know that your loyalty was not valued by your team and they took you for granted but know you have realised.
What would you do with the knowledge you have gained? What will your priorities be? Will you change your patterns or persistently stick to old ones?
Affliction leads to Focus and Clarity
Oliver's revelation of his family's privileged insights consolidated with the quick risk to his survival dives him into the single most prominent crisis he has confronted in his life. However, a consistent theme in pretty much every superhero origins is that with great crisis comes great opportunity.
The fact is that affliction, if endured well and sensibly, gives you the gift of clarity. The vast majority of us spend our valuable time and energy into many negative distractions. Even though diversion can get what our hearts want, they may be unfavourable to our true calling in life
Green Arrow points out that success will come if you set sight on your target and clear your mind of distractions.
Know your Targets
Oliver realises that even with his abilities, insight and assets, he cannot tackle all of Starling City's issues so he picks his battles wisely.
It is hard to make progress if we have multiple tasks or assignments at hand. You need to learn the art of prioritising in order to get things done effectively.
When you are tempted to take excessive tasks, take shelter in the knowledge pool because everything is interconnected and if you figure out how to benefit from executing either one or two tasks, then you will be more organised.