Paper Planes

6 yrs old, Innocent and impatient, Dying to grow up as soon as possible 10 yrs old, Naughty and callous Dying to be out of parent's restricted shell 16 yrs old, Cute and confused Dying to understand the world's customs 22 yrs old, B'ful and confident Dying to be out, & make a mark for myself 26 yrs old, Hot and high headed Dying to be one of those on the top 32 yrs old, Adult and matured Dying to know whats next 40 yrs old, Middle-aged and secured Dying to figure out how to deal with my mid life crises 50 yrs old, Wrinkled and unsure Dying to do something different in life 60 yrs old, Whimsical and stubborn Dying to bring everyone in my control 70 yrs old, Aged and unbearable Dying to figure out what the world is upto 80 yrs old, Tired and intolerable Dying to look back and find few moments of happiness 85 yrs old, Weary and exhausted Dying to live my life again But now, I am really dying.....

Today I got an amazing example of a true leader while reading about a small incident from our former president Mr. Abdul Kalam's life. It goes like this: Mr. Kalam was chosen as the project director of one of India's largest satellite launch vehicle program, called the SLV-3. This program was to put India’s “Rohini” satellite into orbit by 1980. But then despite of lot of efforts towards making it a success, the same got failed miserably. There was some problem that got developed in the satellite at the last stage and instead of going into the orbit, the whole rocket system plunged into Bay of Bengal. It was a huge failure and a letdown for the whole team. Now, that very day, then chairman of the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), Prof. Satish Dhawan had called for a press conference, which was obviously to be conducted by Mr Kalam as he was the project director. While in the press conference, it seems Mr Kalam got really nervous. And then, Prof. Dhawan pulled ...

So, I am back after a break. Had been so busy with office and studies that I just had no time for any other thing in life! Anyway, today what bought me here is actually not me. Its one of my professors, whose story was just so damn incredible that I just could not hold myself from writing about this brilliant story of his, that he shared with all of us in the class today. It made me believe that even today great people exists, people who care for their loved ones, people who consider and put emotions at a very special elevated place in their lives, for whom relationships matter more than any thing in the world: more than position, money, job, settling abroad etc. Hats off to this man! And believe me, even you will feel the same after reading about the turning point in this man's career. So, I will start the story from the very relevant point. This man's dream came true when he got a job in PWC in US. I mean, it would have been a dream come true for anyone on this plane...