<p>Is it better to be original or to imitate others?
The ones who become mavericks in their own circle and bedazzle the word with their protean and unique talent are very often the once who do not imitate others. These prodigious people set their own goals and perfume extra-ordinarily wondrous tasks that delight and inspire others. Through an amalgam of examples from history, science and art, it becomes evident that it is always better and beneficial to be original rather than to imitate the ideas of the others.
Abraham Lincoln is certainly one of those personalities who have persuaded the world to remember them. Through the means of his sincere and rational ideas, he eradicated the strife within the American States during the civil war. Abraham Lincoln was not only a remarkable president but a person who didn’t choose the orthodox way of living. Throughout his presidential tenure he got people acquainted with novel ideas of rationalism and individualism.
Copernicus a renowned scientist and philosopher of the 14th century was also a follower of the ‘Be Original’ league. He gave to the world one of the most paramount truths of the universe that the Sun is the middle of the solar system and the planets (including earth) revolves around it. Although he was ridiculed in his age, the principles and legacy he left behind has certainly been reckoned with.
In the world of art, Pablo Picasso is not a new name. The impressionist painters revolutionised the techniques of cubism and impressionism. Unlike all the painters of his time Picasso resided in the belief of doing something new. Thanks to him, his spectacular paintings both light up our living rooms and inspire us to do things with our own touch.
In all the three examples, it is clear that being original is and will always be acknowledged by the world with open arms and respect. The different ideology of Abraham Lincoln or Picasso is evidence that originality is the ultimate destination in life. And as Robert Frost rightly believes, let’s take the road less trodden upon. </p>