Failure is a Teacher by APJ Abdul Kalam

Author:APJ Abdul Kalam [Kalam Abdul APJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789353052300
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Published: 2018-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

Believe in Yourself

Address to the participants at the valedictory session of the seminar titled ‘Global Business Bridge: Linking Kentucky and India’, Kentucky, USA

9 April 2010

At a meeting, I had asked some students to highlight the most inspiring person they had come across in their lives. One of the students, Stephanie, gave a beautiful answer to this question. She said that the most inspiring person she’d met was her grandmother, Esther. She told me that her grandmother had been threatened by her boss and told not to vote for a particular presidential candidate or he would fire her. But Esther decided to boldly stand up for her beliefs and principles and told her boss in front of everyone that she would freely vote for the candidate of her choice and was not intimidated by his threat.

Indeed, as history would have it, Esther voted as per her choice, that particular presidential candidate won the elections, and of course, Esther was never fired. This is a unique example of the courage of one woman to fight for her democratic rights even if it meant defying her boss. It also shows us how great examples of leadership and courage exist within our families and friend circles and how, sometimes, we may not notice them.

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