Nothing is what it seems

Human resource is a module introduced in our course for bettering our personality and speech skills. Our teacher asked us to talk about people who inspire us the most. He also added that it cannot be a member of our family so that ruled out talking about mom. I spent all week thinking of what I should talk about and although I was totally blank at first, I ended up talking the most…to be more precise a continuous non-stop speech of 15 minutes, most of what came spontaneously. The following is a gist of what I spoke...

1. Age 4- my first dental appointment- scary dentist with light on forehead, weapons in hand- but a smile on his face. He befriended me, gained my trust so I let him pull my tooth out without hassle. He taught me that first impressions are never the best impressions.
2. Age8- Enid Blyton- her books inspired me to express myself through words and a story of hers carried a message that left an everlasting impression in me- when somebody says thank you, don’t tell them ‘you’re welcome’ and end the deal, instead, pass on the favour.
3. Age11-When I went up on stage to deliver a speech I was totally blanked out. I got off stage and started weeping when a man, a stranger sat beside me and told me that failures are the stepping stones to success and nobody stops when a hurdle stares at you in the face. So far I have never messed up a speech since then. Hoping it stays that way…
4. Age16- When I was gifted with a book by Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam at a function…while he was autographing the book, I noticed that he used a really cheap pen to sign his name. I understood that if you really are great, you would never show yourself off…just like the mighty elephant, the strongest in the land but yet called the gentle giant!

There was a time when I gave up writing, but with everyone’s encouragement and support I resumed and my blogspot is a piece of my success.

I always wanted to help people through my writing but it is not certain how much a story or so little as words can touch a person’s heart and inspire them to view life with new eyes…I might not be able to do so and even if I do, I might not yield the expected results and so I found another solution. Why not use my blog to create space for my friends to express their thoughts and give vent to their frustrations? That would do both of us a world of good…

I concluded by saying-"So if you have something in mind, that the world needs to know, do tell me because I would surely put it in my blog!