It is said that all that you chase evades you and what you give away comes back to you. That's the law of Karma.
When I revisit great epics like the Mahabharata, the sacrifices made by the Pandavas to establish peace inspite of the injustice dished out by their cousins made them the heroes and therefore the subjects of Hastinapur preferred them over their cruel cousins.
In Ramayana as well, Lord Rama sacrificed his right to rule to obey the wishes of his father and later he chose to abstain from the pleasures of married life to win the trust of the people.
The Buddha sacrificed the comforts of the palace to attain wisdom and lead humanity to the perfect world he visualised.
Jesus sacrificed himself to cleanse the sons of humanity.
Willingness to sacrifice what others crave for is one of the main qualities a leader must have.
For every jar of poison there needs to be a Lord Shiva who has the power to negate the efficacy of the poison. A leader is the one who is stronger than the rest. Strong enough to protect the weak. To lead the doomed to a different destiny.
Leadership is a crown but mostly that crown is made of thorns what others worship.
Who wants to be a leader now?
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