Babe Ruth is a bird

By Dr. Sohail Ansari

Conceived and worded by DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words).

He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism.

(‘If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.’)

·         The courage to fight an evil comes from the devil himself.’

·         The irony of our information age is that information is the end in itself.

·         Quality is the relative term; and cannot be judged until and unless perimeters are specified to evaluate it.

·          Babe Ruth is a bird   

       “A question that arises with regularity in courses on international relations is: how can concepts, hypotheses, and theoretical constructs be used in the making and implantation of foreign policy? Our answer is that although theorizing is an aid to understanding international political phenomena, it is not necessarily a practical guide for the day-to-day operation of a foreign office or a defense ministry. An analogy may serve to illustrate the problem; Babe Ruth was one of the most powerful batters in the history of baseball. Yes if he had been asked to develop a theory of hitting home runs, he would have to concentrate his time and energy on the study of such questions as ballistics, trajectories, wind speed, visibility, and coordination of motion, crowd effects, coaching, and inputs from teammates. By the time he had acquired the necessary knowledge and become scientifically conscious of his movements, his ability to hit home runs would have been somewhat impaired. In International relations the ‘batters’ are national leaders and generals. Social scientists specializing in the theory of the field resemble sportscaster and commentators. They amass statistics and interpret the records of teams and players”  

      Introduction to International Relations 4^th edition. P31 & 32. Theodore A. Couloumbis (The University of Athens) James H. Wolfe (the University of Southern Mississippi). Prentice-Hall international, Inc.

        The answer to question that ‘what makes Ruth the most powerful batter?’ may have no utility for Ruth as he has become what he is; but the answer is quite important for the would-be batters. Every potential player has the capacity to turn into actual player but this transition is best if guided. Ruth must have undergone many phases to acquire the famed power of hitting; though he may not have been conscious of passing through different level of excellence. Knowledge of these phases is definitely a great help for people aspiring to achieve same power of hitting. Ruth should not be asked to develop a theory instead be requested to continue hitting, so that observers can formulate a theory. Great leaders are like great player born not made. Every player is not born with the same endowments as those of Ruth. It is impossible as great players are not always born. But players those are not as naturally gifted as Ruth can produce almost same performance if guided through levels of excellence in the light of insight gained from observing Ruth. Every leader is not born as great leader; but leaders and general those succeed can produce almost same performance if benefited from the history of the steps of great leader. Birds always flew without ever knowing the rules of flying but humans invented aeroplane by observing the flight of birds. Naturally gifted are like birds and mediocre or euphemistically called less gifted are observers of birds learning things from observance