The passing of a ‘little
giant’
Former
Indian President and scientist, Dr.Abdul Kalam has been laid to rest in the
humble surroundings of his hometown, Rameswaram in India. His end was as humble
as his beginning.
He started his life as a poor newspaper boy, helping to
supplement the family income. Despite his impoverished life as a young man, he
showed tremendous passion in his studies which with his with hard work took him
to greater heights as a scientist and later as the 11th President of
India.
He is one of the great men who did not forget his past but
took great pride of his humble beginnings. He did not forget his parents and
early teachers whom he credited for his success. After willingly leaving his
presidency he went back to his simple old life, inspiring the youth to work
hard for uplifting his country to a developed.
His message to the youth, whom he had special interest, was
nothing but hard work and good values. This can be summarized into the
following 4 steps, 1.Have a dream 2.Acquire knowledge 3.Hard work and
4.perseverance.
Abdul Kalam may have left us but will continue to live in
our hearts for a very long time. He has left footprints in our lives that will
be hard to erase. He might have been a little man in stature but a giant at
heart and will.
May he rest in peace
