You have to Dream Before Your Dreams Can Come True!
Dream! Dream! Dream! Dreams and imagination are always be the foundation of the innovation and success. So never stop dreaming. Moreover never stop fulfilling your dreams. You have to dream before your dreams can come true. ~ Dr Abdul Kalam, Former President of India.
A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India, was a man of integrity. Intellectually, he was scientific in temper and morally, a very
humble person. He was born into a poor South Indian family which could not even
afford to pay his school fees.But he worked very hard and continued with his education,
and consequently went on to become a highly respected aerospace scientist in
the country.
Abdul Kalam was not `born with a silver spoon in his mouth'; yet
he was born with a great `incentive spoon' which was responsible for his
tremendous success. His self-motivation and high ideals helped him, and he rose
to the highest office of the country . Kalam's life has a very significant
lesson, that is, that people's categorisation into rich and poor or haves and
havenots is unrealistic. The real categorisation is that people are either ac
tual haves or potential haves. Those who today apparently belong to the
category of have-nots can convert their potential into actuality, and thus
enter the category of haves.
Kalam once said that, “If a country is to be corruption-free and
become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key
societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, mother and
teacher.“
This statement is a correct analysis of nation-building, because a
person develops his personality in his formative period, during which he is
under the supervision of his parents and teachers. If these three members of
society resolve to guide the child in the right direction, then within one
generation the whol within one generation the whole situation of India will
undergo a drastic change.
Regarding youth, Kalam said: “My message, especially to young people, is to have courage to think
differently, to invent, to travel the unexplored path, discover the impossible
and to overcome problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must
work towards.“ If we express these qualities in one word, it can be said
that young people should make `excellence' their goal; they should not accept
anything less than striving for the excellent. In doing so, not only will
they re ach great heights of success, but will also be able to reform society
along constructive lines.
It is said that even amidst his tight schedule, Kalam found time
to put pen to paper, almost every day . This is a ve ry creative habit because
if a person restricts himself only to routine office work, he will experience
intellectual stagnation. However, if he makes time for reading and writing, his
intellectual development will go on unhindered.
Kalam once also said: “India has a message for the world that
religion could be transformed into a mighty spiritual force.“ This is without
doubt a realistic statement, because India has traditionally been a country of
high spiritual values. If India develops in spirituality, it will certainly
become a lighthouse of spirituality for the world.
When Kalam was President, a reporter who was interviewing him was
referring to him as “Your Excellency“.Kalam cut him short, saying, “Call me Kalam“.
This is the key to Kalam's personality he was modest to the core.His message
is: Be modest and you will achieve success.
TheSpeakingTree | ToI | Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
