Today, I am going to share with you an incident which I read from the book "The very best of A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM - The Righteous Life"
Dr. APJ narrated an incident which he witnessed during a sports meet for children conducted by the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad.
In one race, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for a 100-metre race. At the starting signal, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. But one little boy stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back. And then they all turned around and went back, every one of them. One girl with Down's syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, 'This will make it better'. Then all nine linked their arms together and walked together till they reached the finish line. Everyone in the stadium stood and clapped and the cheering went on for several minutes.
Further Dr. APJ wrote, People who were there that day are still telling the story. Why? Because deep down we know this one thing: what matters in this life more than winning for ourselves is helping other win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course. I would say that you do not have to slow down. Rather, by helping others through the difficult areas, the feedback will make you go faster. If you pass this on, we may be able to change our hearts as well as someone else's. A candle losses nothing by lighting another candle.
True it's not sometimes, many a times we should say, We instead of saying "I". Let's win together.
I will get back to you shortly with some other short stuff and also a great one. Until then, stay tuned and have a good day..!!
Thanks,
Veeru Desikan