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As somebody who revels in this era of instantaneous worldwide communication, I鈥檝e found many personal heroes from within the world of technology. The likes of Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world wide web which allows us to view information and content on the internet; Steve Wozniak, designer of one of the first computers which revolutionised home computing; and Jimmy Wales, whose vision for objectively presenting knowledge, freely available for all, gave birth to an online encyclopaedia that is used by millions every day.

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These incredibly intelligent and talented individuals can seem to be beyond our reach; celestial achievers who have spent a lifetime sat behind computer screens and in laboratories. And while an important factor behind their successful achievements is undoubtedly the hard work and sacrifice they have put in, at the heart of what they set out to do is an extraordinary idea.

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Visionaries like those I mentioned are driven by the challenge to make the world a better place, building on the knowledge we have as human beings and widening our horizons. Each and every one of us has the capacity to be extraordinary, no matter what our upbringing or place of birth. The founder of the Sikh way of life, Guru Nanak, championed this 鈥� which was in fifteenth century South Asia an extraordinary idea in itself. He spoke out against divisions of mankind based upon lines of class, race and religion, and rebuked the caste system, which dictated the stations of life to which people could rise. His was a long and hard struggle, one that is still being fought in all truth, but a worthy cause for when born it makes people realise that we are all part of one universal fabric.

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We Sikhs continue the mission of the Guru today in the knowledge that our abilities are limitless as is our capacity to learn. Our goal is to reach a higher state of consciousness and to make the world a better place for all. My path in life is the result of an extraordinary idea.

JUGGINS 鈥� meaning a simpleton or silly person