A Tribute To Super Indian

This Post is Taken from Book  On The Wings Of Fire -- By A. P. J. Abul Kalam.

I love this President as a Great Personality to Indian Research, Science, Space, Administration and the most of all a person who really care about Youth Education.

Here is Few Lines of Inspiration...

The biggest problem Indian youth faced. I felt was a lack of clarity of vision, a lack of direction. It was then that I decided to write about the circumstances and people who made me what I am today; the idea was not merely to pay tribute to some individuals or highlight certain aspects of my life. What I wanted to say was that no one, however poor, underprivileged or small need feel disheartened about life. Problems are a part of life. Suffering is the essence of success. As someone said:

God has not promised

Skies always blue,

Flower-strewn, pathways

All our life through;

God has not promised

Sun without rain,

Joy without sorrow,

Peace without pain.

I will not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; buy some poor child living in an obscure place, in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hopelessness. Irrespective of where they are right now, they should be aware that God is with them and when. He is with them, who can be against them?

But God has promised

Strength for the day.

Rest for the labour

Light for the way.

It has been my observation that most Indians suffer unnecessary misery all their lives because they do not know how to manage their emotions. They are paralysed by some sort of a psychological inertia. Phrases like the ‘next best alternative, the only feasible option or solution and till things take a turn for the better’ are commonplace in our business conversations. Why not write about the deep-rooted character traits which manifest themselves in such widespread, self-defeatist thought patterns and negative behaviour? I have worked with many people and organisations and have had to deal with people who were so full of their own limitations that they had no other way to prove their self-worth than by intimidating me. Why not write about the victimisation which is a hallmark of the tragedy of Indian science and technology? And about the pathways to organisational success? Let the latent fire in the heart of every Indian acquire wings, and the glory of this great country light up the sky.

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An Autobiography: APJ Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari. Published by Universities Press, Hyderabad. Pages 180, Rs. 200