I WILL FLY
by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
“I Will Fly” is an adapted version of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s speech. Dr. Kalam
believes that the ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on
the earth, under the earth and above the earth. He inaugurated a
programme called “Sasthrayaan” at Paravur in Kerala which means the
propagation of science. The mission of Sasthrayaan was to ensure the
preparation of about two thousand students from different schools to make
them eligible for engineers, scientists, doctors and civil servants. Kalam’s
inaugural address was on the topic “Science Empowers the Nation”. After the
address, many raised their hands to ask questions. Abdul Kalam shares in
this unit the relevance of a question asked by a teenager. The boy expressed
his fear to talk to his teachers and friends. He admitted that he had not yet
asked any question in his class. The boy really wanted to become a marine
engineer. Dr. Kalam was completely surprised. He appreciated the boy for
asking that question and recited a beautiful poem named “I Will Fly”. He
instilled courage and confidence in the boy by reciting that poem. He asked
him to fly using his wings of goodness, trust, potentialities, greatness and
confidence. He also encouraged all of them to be unique by fighting the
hardest battle in life. Surely all these things will help us to reach the destined
place in a unique way.
Activity II: Speech
Q. Speech to motivate class X student for public examination
Dear friends,
“Well began is half done” and “Self help is the best help “ are the two ideas
which come running to my mind when I think of any PUBLIC EXAMINATION.
Isn’t it true? Class X is the culmination of high school education and it is also
a permanent record of our academic excellence in school. We have been
striving for 10 long years to achieve success in this exam.
To face reality with confidence must be our first aim. The exam is real, it
must be attended and we must write on paper to express our ideas. For this
year –end exam preparation must begin early ‘Planning’ is the key note to
success and achievement .That’s the meaning of “well began is half done”.
Secondly, we ourselves have to study early and write well. No one can
substitute us. No short cut is the route to success. Only hard work can ensure
victory. So self help is the best help.
Some of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s words come to my mind when I think of the
word “SELF – CONFIDENCE”. All of us are born with ‘Potential’-that is power.
We all have talents. But we do not realize them. We look around and
compare ourselves with others. We must use our talents to the maximum.
Studies must be our first priority. We must have an ambition. Wishing for
good luck, looking at the stars will not make us reach anywhere. We must put
heart and soul and full dedication to achieve our goal. The ignited mind of
the youth is the most powerful resource on earth. We must become useful to
our society and contribute to its development. We must believe that “I am
born with wings”. Wings must enable us to fly. Fly high in the world of
education; secure a job to earn money. But, my dear friend for all this, the
base is STD X. The marks we score in this exam is our ticket to the skies. We
must learn and then earn a living. So let us all be inspired by Dr.Kalam. Let
us accept his ideas .Let us plan early, study hard face the exam with
confidence and get full scores in the X exams. Let our country be full of
ignited youth who will lead India to development.
Thank you.
Activity III: E-mail
To: [email protected]
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Subject: Regarding Dr. Kalam’s views and ideas to become unique.
Dear friend,
Hello and how are you? Things are going on fine here in Kerala. I have joined
school for plus one course. You too must be going to school right? Did you
join for the commerce group? How does the new subject feel? Are you still in
New Indian School, Dubai? Well, when will you be arriving here next year? I
have a lot of things to convey to you.
Recently I was greatly inspired by one of our lessons in English text book. It
was a speech by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam which he made to students, who are
aspiring to become engineers, doctors, scientists, civil servants etc. All his
ideas are positive and inspiring. He says that, “The ignited mind of the youth
is the most powerful resource on the earth”. He also talks about the ancient
poem – “I Will Fly” by the Persian poet Jalaluddin Rumi.
This poem gave me new confidence and I looked into myself and found that
God has created all of us with immense potential and talents. We should fly
high in life with confidence. He also stressed the fact that we the youth have
a very hard battle to face , the battle to be “you”-a UNIQUE self, because we
are forced to be what some others force us to become. We have to be ‘our
self’- we must be positive and become GREAT.
So, look up the internet or try and read his lecture, you will surely be inspired
to be UNIQUE.
Bye, see you.
Lovingly
