Legacy of a leader

"I 'll not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; but some poor child living in an obscure place in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hoplessness."
Great words from the 11th President of the Republic of India.
Look at the humility, the uplifting effect. Every phrase is so pregnant with meaning.For example ,take "illusory backwardness".No backwardness is real, is what our APJ wants to say.A wonderful life indeed, and it is continuing with even greater vigour. Visionaries never age.Wonder if we can inculcate even a tenth of his dedication , integrity and humility, not only we 'll touch greatness in our individual lives, but also can bring our society near to realizing his dream of a developed India till 2020.I recall what the world wide head of my business unit was once saying.His words and message is relevant in case of nation also ,though he was talking in context of a corporate(TI) . Put his message in context of a nation and it 'll read like - " Every citizen of India should be better than his counterpart in USA, China, UK, Japan and so on." It is only when our individual greatness will rise in all areas , be it science and technology, research, literature, agriculture, other industries, academics, medicine, politics and so on, then only our cumulative greatness as a nation will rise.Then only we can claim to have a great national character and we can truly stand up and say, "We have arrived, all over again........................"

Flower

The flower is just an excuse; Others 'll only see the flower,
when I give it to You;
But, You, must see the invisible, hear the unsaid;
The flower is not real; It is just a cover up;
See the real.......