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There was a time; our time when we were kids, and our parents just need to say something and we used to do it, without asking why; well, this is not that time.
So, if you are asking your kid to do something, they will come up with at the very least 10001 million questions, asking why they should do it. Problem is you have to convince them for every question asked.
One slip and you lost the opportunity. 😦
Start all over again.
My Kid Don’t Need to Brush His Teeth
Today, I am not telling story of, how I teach my kids to brush their teeth, but instead, how they counter me in not doing so.
It was again Otu, my baby boy, with his deep thoughtful ‘whys’.
Otu just don’t like water. Not at all.
To the extent that he don’t want to wash his face or take bath.
I retaliated with, “If you will not do brush all the germs from your mouth will go in your tummy and make you sick. So, you need to do brush every morning.”
he thought for a moment then –
“Mamma. Mamma. Look at me.
See there are germs in my mouth. (showing his big cookie monster mouth)
Now, my germs are going down my neck like this (gesturing with his hands), and now they are coming into my tummy.
From my tummy they are going down in my pee pee (you know what it is).”
He rushed to bathroom. Peed. Came running.
My Kid Don’t Need to Brush His Teeth
“Mamma I did pee pee (pee), and all my germs are gone. They all are flushed away. See, no germs now. “
“See, Mamma, I don’t have to brush my teeth. Only do pee pee.”
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam passed away. He was by far the most loved and respected Indian President. He did not belong to any political party. He was no superstar actor. He was no cricketer. He was not someone who fits in the general stereotype of being a celebrity; still he was someone who has left whole country in mourning.
Those who are saying that he was The Common Man, are wrong.
He was not common. He was extra-ordinary.
Love and Respect Knows No Religion. #Kalam
He has risen from the ashes to the top. He was born in a poor family of Rameshwaram, and worked odd jobs to help his family. But one thing that he did not take granted was his studies and his goals. He became an aerospace engineer, and later helped India in conducting Pokhran Nuclear test; thus receiving the title of ‘Missile Man‘.
He was elected as the 11th President of India, with unanimous support of both ruling BJP party and Opposition Congress party.
But, it was not what made him a people’s President. He was the most down to earth President and the most inspiring one too. His quotes and sayings come first to mind when someone talks of motivation. He has given so many lectures and seminars to youth of India, motivating and inspiring them. He died while giving a lecture to students in Shillong. Died doing the one thing he liked the most. Inspiring Youth.
Love and Respect Knows No Religion. #Kalam
If you think what does religion has to do with all this. Well, Nothing; and this is the point.
Kalam was loved by everyone. His death is mourned by every level of society. He was a leader who lead by example, and not by exploiting religion. Those who are mourning his death, are not Hindu, or Muslim, or Sikh or Christian. They all are Indians.
Nobody is saying that he was Hindu, or Muslim, or Sikh or Christian; he was just our very own ‘Missile Man‘.
Love and Respect Knows No Religion. #Kalam
Kalam had no religion. He was an Indian.
But, when it comes to Ajmal Kasab, or Yakub Menon, or Tiger Menon, or those terrorists who killed innocent people in Gurdaspur; they all had a religion.
Religion of Terror.
When we love and respect someone we do not care about things like their skin color, or their religion or their financial background. But when we want to hate someone, we look for every tiny detail we can get to hate that person.
Love and Respect Knows No Religion. #Kalam
It can be hard being a Muslim in India; but the truth is that try any other country, and I bet it will be much-much harder anywhere else in this world.
Kalam didn’t had a resourceful childhood. Nobody helped him except his determination and hard work. He made it work. He reached at the top. He never said, it was difficult for me because I was a Muslim. He never said, Indian government did nothing for my people. He never said, I belong to minority. He made weapons to defend his country. He did not attack his country. He did not kill innocent young people. He inspired them to achieve success in life. He taught young minds to be good in life.
Love and Respect Knows No Religion. #Kalam
Kalam did not turn into a terrorist. He chose to be President instead.
Nobody had it easy. Everyone is struggling in their own life. System is not fair. Governments are not fair. Society is not fair.
But, we have a choice.
We have a choice to be Kalam, or be Kasab.
We always have a choice. Just remember that next time you face a difficult situation.
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