I refrain from titling this post 'Nash Equilibrium' because it is now so commonplace; and I want this post to be unique in literally every sense of the word. This is because John Nash is unique. He changed my life in many ways, almost as if he was a visible part of it. He made me fall in love with game theory. He inspired me to write an essay which led me to meeting my idol. His concepts were the root of why I decided to work with my supervisor.
His battle with his illness intrigued me. All I ever knew about it was what I read online on articles and wikipedia. Very obviously this deepened my feeling of awe and respect- after all it requires great courage to live with illness and even greater to rule it. But there is something more beautiful that John Nash did- he made me a better person.
For some oddity, I only saw A Beautiful Mind two years back. I could attach feeling to his struggles. For the first time I felt the pain that mental illness can cause to a person. For the first time I realized that mental illness is not pretence. For the first time I knew that mental illness can't be blamed on anyone. For the first time I could get some sense of how much agony mental illness can bring to a partner. John Nash helped me understand and forgive- for that I am forever indebted.
It's uncanny how he emerged as a discussion topic few weeks back and I ended up seeing the movie again. It felt like a build up, like it was a game, like Nash knew this was the best response. Maybe it was meant to be.
His battle with his illness intrigued me. All I ever knew about it was what I read online on articles and wikipedia. Very obviously this deepened my feeling of awe and respect- after all it requires great courage to live with illness and even greater to rule it. But there is something more beautiful that John Nash did- he made me a better person.
For some oddity, I only saw A Beautiful Mind two years back. I could attach feeling to his struggles. For the first time I felt the pain that mental illness can cause to a person. For the first time I realized that mental illness is not pretence. For the first time I knew that mental illness can't be blamed on anyone. For the first time I could get some sense of how much agony mental illness can bring to a partner. John Nash helped me understand and forgive- for that I am forever indebted.
It's uncanny how he emerged as a discussion topic few weeks back and I ended up seeing the movie again. It felt like a build up, like it was a game, like Nash knew this was the best response. Maybe it was meant to be.