Following
are excerpts from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's latest book 'FORGE YOUR FUTURE'. The book is a
collection of questions from youth and Dr. Kalam's reply. Although the
questions are very personal and specific, the answers provided by the author
are general and could be related to ones' own life. The book has been divided
into five units each further segmented into brief chapters.
Overcoming Failures
Attributes of courage
NAVIGATING
TIME
If you waste time , it waste you.
killing time is not murder, its suicide.
By killing time one is not hurting others but oneself
let not thy winged days be in vain
Overcoming Failures
There is no success without failure.
Failures are just intermittent blockades, success is destination
When suffering appears in our
lives we should be aware that beneath its negative surface there could be a
hidden opportunity for growth and deepening.
Attributes of courage
Courage is not the absence of
fear but the triumph over it.
To feel no fear is foolish, to
let fear rule is, indeed, cowardice.
Courage is not the roaring
proclamation of victory, it is the little voice at the end of the day that
says, and tomorrow I shall try again.
Temporary setbacks shouldn’t be
seen as insurmountable obstacles which make you change your goals instead it
must be perceived as stepping stones for course correction…
(This post will be expanded as i sail through the book.)
(This post will be expanded as i sail through the book.)
