Monday, December 26, 2005

What do you want to be remembered for?



I was enjoying "milk coffee" on a cold evening when, one column drew my attention. Seeing an editorial by Dr. Kalam, excitment creeped into my mind. "Dream" is the word that took Dr. Abdul Kalam from pauper to the first man of INDIA. His motto is to dream as dreams lead to thoughts and thoughts to actions. So junta Dream Dream and Dream..
On Christmas eve, "Times of India" wanted him to be their guest editor. He rejected it but accepted to give some suggestions. The room was in utter silence waiting for his suggestions. Tuk came a question from Kalam "What do you want to be remembered for?". Journalists were shell shocked. It’s not an answer you can give off-the-cuff. Finally they said that if he gives little time to think they will answer.
Can you imagine why did he ask such a wierd QUESTION?? He explans, "this question makes you think. Why don’t you put this question to a lot of people — politicians, social workers, scientists, artists — and ask them to give their reply in just 50 words. I don’t want an essay from these guys, just a straight answer to a pointed question. It’ll make them think, and who knows it might make them also change the course of their lives". So people ask yourself "What do you want to be remembered for?".

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