“You have to dream before your dreams can come
true”- Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam.
Yes
I did dream. A dream to meet a man, who with his simple words and magnificent
personality can stir inspiration and confidence amongst billions of people
around the globe. A man who has a vision to make India the leading economy of
the world. A man who is beyond words and description.
On
10th September 2011, this dream came true when I along with the others
Leaders For Tomorrow members got the golden opportunity to meet Dr.APJ Abdul
Kalam, Former President of India. The interaction
started with an introduction of all the LFT members, followed by a question put
forward by Dr. Kalam. “Where do you see yourself after 10 years?”Sitting with
him in his well-furnished office made me think about the next 10 years of my life,
which before this very moment had never struck my mind. But as he says, a small
goal in life is a sin, so we all pictured ourselves 10 years later, working at
our dream place and told him about it.
It
is very rightly said that experiences are the best capsules to make a person truly
motivated and inspired in life. Considering the same, Dr. Kalam enlightened us
about all his life changing experiences, the way he worked, the way he was
thankful to his seniors and other great personalities who in one or the other way
contributed towards making him, what he is today. His stories truly inspired us
and instilled us with brimming emotions and encouragement. He motivated us to be
good leaders and talked about the essential ingredients that make up a
righteous and virtuous leader.
After meeting more
than 1100 people during the past 17 years of my life, I realized that meeting Dr.
Kalam was one experience that made me contemplate about the power of being what
you are and not changing yourself for others. He truly said that, "Every youth
wants to be unique, that is, YOU! But the world all around you, is doing its
best, day and night, to make you just "everybody else".
With heart full of
admiration and respect, I would like to thank Leaders For Tomorrow for giving
me this wonderful opportunity to meet the role model and mentor of many and
enabling me to see the world from his perspective. I would like to end with a
quote by Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam:
“We are all born with a divine fire in us.
Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the
glow of its goodness.”
- Vishesha Khemka
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