Abdul Kalam is a Arabic name meaning, slave of speech. Kalam is from the root word of ‘kallam’ which
means ‘say or speak’ which is popularly referred to the words of Allah, the
Quran. True to his name his speeches or
advises or lectures are always thoughtful, innovating, inspiring, important,
relevant and much needed. His wisdom of
knowledge coupled with versatile experiences in life made him a precious human
asset for India.
He present his thought and ideas by touching the emotional
chords of listeners, be it to intellectuals or school children is a unique
quality. He is not an idealist, but idea
generator by igniting the inquisitive minds of listeners with his wisdom of
sparks. The listeners either they are
European Parliamentarians or assembly of world leaders, he spell bound them
with his idea of world that is nothing but the grandeur of blossoming peace and
prosperity. When asked once, what will
you send with the missiles, he answered that he wants to send ‘bouquet of
flowers’. We lost him and certainly it
is irreparable and he could never be irreplaceable.
He is a great inspirer and believer in God and His
manifestations. The relationship with
God is most personal and not for demonstrating to the world. He saw the God through his knowledge,
experience, work, profession, service to nation, friendship, human relationship
and an active life that is certainly beyond his age and health conditions. He is an example of ‘life to live and serve,
not to relax and spent time in penance’.
His understanding of world and the Creator may be different than many
orthodox believers of God, especially a section of Muslims, but I believe that
he surrendered everything to God including his life and that is what God expect
the human being to oblige.
As a rocket scientist, he put our nation on the elect club
of few countries and today’s success in reaching Mars has his own
imprints. When most of great scientific
minds were left our country for better income and research facilities, our missile
man carried the missile parts on bicycle in Vikram Sarabhai Space Station,
Trivandrum, Kerala. He along with other
scientists worked on available fund to build a world class space launching
facilities and command centers. The
nation reciprocated and made him the president of country and one must
appreciate Mr. AB Vajpayee for the right noble initiative during his period as
PM.
As a president of the nation, he shows the importance of
honesty and simplicity in life. When
everything is under his command as the first citizen of India, he acted and
lived as the first servant of the country; a quality is unseen in today’s
leaderships. There was an attempt made
to invite him for Hajj when he was the president and promptly refused saying
that he want to come as a normal human being, not as president. His brother performed Hajj not on state
expenses is another example of his practicing honesty and simplicity in
life. He could have been continued in
second term as president if the national leaders have put aside the insanity
political doldrums. Perhaps that could
have been the design of God and blessings to millions of youngsters in college
and schools. He happily left the presidential palace and
duly found a larger place in people hearts and minds.
He travel around the country and met thousands of students
and youngsters and inspired them until his death in IIM Shillong while giving
lecture to the students.
While Mahathma Ghandhiji is remain our People’s Leader,
certainly our APJ Abdul Kalam is our People’s President. He lives in our hearts and minds
forever. May God bless you Sir.
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