天才身边的平凡人。The Ordinaries beside the Genius

The phrase was taken from the Japanese drama, Team Medical Dragon Seoson 2. This show is about a genius heart surgeon (龙）, his dynamic surgical team, their passion and vision in a typical Japanese hospital.

In the surgical team, there is a junior doctor who admires 龙 and made him his role model. He practices very hard and wished to become 龙 someday. Somehow (i forgot what happened exactly ;p) he realized that no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't be as brilliant like 龙. He was devastated and very disappointed with himself. He felt he is useless and couldn't carry on.

Seeing his struggle, another doctor came up to him and said "In this world, there are people who are extremely gifted and is brilliant in what they do. Everybody would try to become someone like that so he is respected by others. However, not everybody can become like 龙. He is a genius. You are not a genius. But does this means that you are useless? No. Because a genius can never achieve great things alone. To achieve greatness, he needs the help and support of ordinary people like you. Each individual has their own role to play and is crucial to the success of the surgery. Team Medical Dragon is a great team because everybody knows their roles well and play their part. Without these ordinary people like you, 龙 could never be so successful. So what you will not be a genius like 龙, you are still important to the team."

Yes, if you look around you, you'll see great leaders / smart people who are just so brilliant at what they do. They are good at identifying the issue, reacting to the situation and have great solutions to fix the issue. It just seems so easy to them. Like the junior doctor, we too wanted to become that great someday. But then, not everyone can achieve that. Not every one is cut out to be a leader. So it's perfectly alright if you are not be as smart / as great as that person. There are surely something that you are good at and you can contribute to the team. Know your strong points and work on your strong points. Play you role. Your contribution is no less than the genius when you play your role well. Even the smallest contribution is sometimes the key to the success.