RIP Kalam!

It's heartening to see what impact a simple man had in billion of hearts. I kept thinking, what's that so great. Is it his accomplishments, achievements, awards, or larger than life deeds. He was a great scientist, and I am sure there are many like him. He was a president, and there are more before and after. He was a Bharat Ratna, there are many other distinguished Indians. But, the striking features that stood him apart is his child like curiocity, simplicity, simplifying complex ideas and walking the talk. For me, more important part of that is post presidency. My respect for him increased many fold after he denied to contest for presidency second time, and continued what he loved, and was always there in news in some contribution or other. Possibly, its that karma, of doing things that he believed, and did till his last breath. His connections with children and he became one among them.

All I have now is an ocean of inspirations, and helping him in his dream of India as a developed nation. So long as I walk his words, so long as "I am Kalam", Kalam always lives on!