I was going through Elon Musk Wikipedia page earlier this evening. It lists all his achievements as an entrepreneur. One person running companies with moonshot bets requires silver balls. It is like running or walking on fire. I am not saying he is a saint or that all ideas originated from his brain. My respect for him is for choosing the path and running fearlessly.
We all have our life and journey in limited allocated span of life. Some want to lead an ordinary life defined by society, religion, parents, or self. Very few go against all odds, kicking the status quo and doing all unthinkable.
I don’t know where and what will happen to all the initiatives of Elon Musk, but his going-against-all-odds attitude and choosing the path less taken gets all my respect for him.
Henry Ford, Benjamin Franklin, Tesla, Edison, Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi took a different path. We all see where the world has progressed to. They could have lived an ordinary life of earning, breeding, and dying in peace like the rest.
Our world is changed for good by only a few. The rest of us have just lived. Which side are you on? What sacrifices are you going to make?