Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s Words

"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life."

"Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual,

organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity."

"When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust…. Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which

is unlawful and bad…"

"All God's creatures are His family; and he is the most beloved of God who tries to do most good

to God's creatures."

"Away! Fond thoughts, and vex my soul no more! Work claimed my wakeful nights, my busy days

Albeit brought memories of Rameswaram shore Yet haunt my dreaming gaze!"

"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in

your life."

"What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of a human being, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful and to remove the wrongs of injured…"

• "I will 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 hopelessness?.."

Poems

Our mission is waterMy mother called me Blue NileI am also named by mother White NileWhen we grew and grew we askedOh mother, Oh mother Tell us, why did you name us NileOur mothers said lovinglyOh our childrenYou travel and travel Cross mountains, forests and valleysThousands of miles, enriching nine countriesyou reach Khartoumyou Blue and White Niles confluence with a missionGod has commanded you to give a messageyou give a beautiful messageWhen we rivers confluenceOh humanity why not your hearts confluenceAnd you blossom with happiness.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Prayer for departed children of KumbakonamOh dear little ones! Oh dear little ones!For you, parents had glorious dreams ! And you were all immersed in your own dreamsYet, Agni engulfed you and all of those dreamsTaking you to Almighty's divine presenceUsually, departed old parents are buried by sonsWhereas, Kumbakonam, saw a sad scene!Crying parents burying their little ones!!

Oh Almighty! show Your grace on those little ones And keep them all in Thy Holiest Presence!!Oh Almighty! bless those parents wilting in griefTo have the strength to bear this great lossMay Thy compassion and grace pervade all soulsAnd bring down the pain and wipe away the tearsOh Almighty! show Your grace on those little ones.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

My dear SoldiersOh! Defenders of bordersYou are great sons of my landWhen we are all asleepYou still hold on to your deedWindy season or snowy daysOr scorching sun's sweltering raysYou are there guarding all the time awakeTreading the lonely expanses as yogisClimbing the heights or striding the valleysDefending the deserts or guarding the marshesSurveillance in seas and by securing the airPrime of your youth given to the nation!!Wind chimes of my land vibrate your featWe pray for you brave men!! May the Lord bless you all!!

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Rakhi Day is Righteous DayThis full moon day our hearts are in brimFeeling of faith and serenity in mind.We light the lamps and our hears glowRadiance of happiness and peace are in flow.Harmonious homes are like streams of joyFlowing and flourishing the landscape en route.Nobility in heart and character in deedRighteous homes alone make a beautiful State.Sisters will tie the thread on the brothersAbiding them to do only what is right and clean.Put the Kumkum and blessed rice on the headWhere will dwell right thoughts and noble action.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Soaring DreamFabulous air show of Paris in motionMy thought too in flight and yearns for my NationWhen will the planes designed in my landPierce the sky as lightening in actionAnd gracefully land as angels in full boomAll to the envy of spellbound spectatorsYes we can !!When we are united in action and addicted to deedsSky can’t be limit for my nation in action !!

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

The VisionI climbed and climbedWhere is the peak, my Lord?I ploughed and ploughed,Where is the knowledge treasure, my Lord?I sailed and sailed,Where is the island of peace, my Lord?Almighty, bless my nationWith vision and sweat resulting into happiness

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

I am the Indian OceanSurge of my waves and their mystical themesEmbracing Bombay and Dar-es in holdWe all belong to the cradle of earthSame human civilization pervades us allGenerations of life in these lands were like wavesRising and falling and melting in time baobabs andBanyans stood witness to these cyclesBondage of slavery and foreigners yokeAre gone with the past and power now to peopleGandhiji and Nyerere’s nobility and soul strengthGot thy the freedom, and now you have a missionEnlightened youths, now you have to sweatFor making thy people prosperous and happyFor ye are the greatest hope, for this part of globe

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Where are we?Where are we now, dear friends, In the Maha Sabha that shapes as history, The call of heart beats of Indian people, People ask us, people ask us;“Oh! Parliamentarians, the sculptors of Mother India, Lead us unto light, enrich our lives. Your righteous toil, is our guiding light, If you work hard, we all can prosper.†�Like King, so the people, Nurture great thoughts, rise up in actions, May righteous methods be your guide;

May you all prosper ever with Almighty’s grace.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

My Garden Smiles

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

The Life TreeOh, my human race,How, we were born,In the Universe of near infinity,Are we alone?

I was seeking answer for the greatQuestion of creation, weighing heavyMy mind as I am in seventieth orbitAround sun, my little habitat, the starWhere my race living, lived billions of yearsAnd will live billions of years, till the sun shines.This is the millennium question of humanity,And sought the help of our creator.

On the eventful day, I was flying The earth below me, the human habitatVanished in the white river of cloud,Silent, turbulent free everywhere the divine

Splendour reflecting.On the above, the full moon with its magnificent might,My heart melted, my friend co-passengerVidyasagar joined in the heavenly display.The beauty entered into our soul And blossomed happiness into our mind and body.We the humanity bowed to the heavenly answer,We are not alone, billion of billion livesOf various forms spring in the planets of Galaxy after galaxies.Then the dawn of divine message.

There was the divine echo in the full moon nightFrom my creator.Shaken, bewildered and wonderedThe echo engulfed me and my race"You, the human race is the best of my creationYou will live and live.You give and give till you are united,In human happiness and pain.My bliss will be born in youLove is the mission of humanity,You will see every day in Life TreeYou learn and learnMy best of creations."Beautiful morning it was,Sun radiating, driving away the cloudsParrots and Kokilas were at their musical flightWe the yellow heaven group enteredFlower garden of AsiadRoses were in their splendourRadiating beauty in White and CrimsonBowing to the dawn of sunWe walked and walked, our feet on the greenMeadow giving velvet touch,Children somewhere ringing in unison in their innocencePeacocks in the background giving beautiful display.

There was a majestic scence of Life TreeCluster of tall and straight Nag Phali groveUndaunted to the sun rays directionMulti layered, each flower plant bubbling with life,We approached very close to the happy plantsAstonished to see the nature?s wonder.Bottom layers have shed the flower all around the sandWhereas mid layer flower blossomedIn number to the magnificencePerfume radiating, beauty all around Honey bees filling the flower bed, mutual love flowingIntoxicated with the scene, we looked at the top layerRing of the buds about to blossomAnd new layers at their birth.

Again the great divine echo enters all around us Flowers blossom, radiate beauty and spread perfumeAnd give honey. On the eve of lifeFlowers silently fall to the earth, they belong.Oh my creation this is mission of human lifeYou are born, live life of giving And bond the human lifeYour mission is the Life Tree.My blessings to you my creation.

Oh my human race!Let's sing the song of creation.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Me and my friend Prof. Vidyasagar travelled together by air between Hyderabad and Delhi. Our plane flew through the sky surrounded by milky white clouds. The grand scene moved our souls. Thereafter, when we were walking at the Asiad Village Complex, the layers of branches and flowers of Nagphali tree soaked our souls with a divine experience. I was provoked into writing 'Life Tree'.

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was the eleventh President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007. Due to his unconventional working style, he is also popularly known as the People's President.

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