Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam : "When I was a kid, my Mom cooked food for us. One night in particular when she had made dinner after a long hard day's work, Mom placed a plate of 'subzi' and extremely burnt roti in front of my Dad. I was waiting to see if anyone noticed the burnt roti. But Dad just ate his roti and asked me how was my day at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember I heard Mom apologising to Dad for the burnt roti. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burnt roti." Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy, good night & I asked him if he really liked his roti burnt. He wrapped me in his arms & said: "Your momma put in a long hard day at work today and she was really tired. And besides... A burnt roti never hurts anyone but HARSH WORDS DO!" "You know beta - life is full of imperfect things... & imperfect people... I'M NOT THE BEST & AM HARDLY GOOD ...
Leader is a person who triggers and can't be defined as a person who initiates. A large part of being a student is to become a leader. Many strive hard to achieve that and fails. We often define a leader as a guiding individual who is first to initiate an idea or a movement. This video by TED Talks presents an alternative definition of leadership. In the video , the man begins to dance in front of a crowd . Soon, a second person joins and starts a chain reaction , with others doing the same . In many cases it is the first dancer who is considered as a leader because he starts the movement. However , the video shines light on the second dancer , and he is who transforms a single nut into a leader in the eyes of the public. Many of us are in a mad rush to be first , but we rarely stop to think if this is the right decision to make, as a leader . It is n ot always in the chronological order of the events that define a leader....