When the student is ready, the teacher will appear – Such a simple, yet deep statement….And this quote is from none other than one of our most renowned president…the late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam….a true visionary and leader, popularly known as the Missile Man of IndiaAfter Kalam failed the interview for Air Force pilot in Dehradun — in sheer disappointment he took a bus to Rishikesh and headed to the banks of the Ganga. In his words, he “stood at the edge of a cliff with a lake below”. This was 1957 and his childhood dream of flying a fighter plane had been shattered. That’s when he met the man he would often call the ‘Guru of my life’…The great Swami Sivananda. Sivananda told Kalam: “Accept your destiny and go ahead with your life. You are not destined to become an Air Force pilot. What you are destined to become is not revealed now but it is predetermined. Forget this failure, as it was essential to lead you to your destined path”Here was the teacher appeared, to show the way to a student who had nearly gone astray! Even in the Bhagwad Gita…When Arjun questioned his purpose to go to war, Krishna appeared to guide him to the righteous path. And then, we all know contributions Kalam made for our country…. His work as a scientist in DRDO and ISRO put India’s missile and space programs on the global map. We launched our indigenously made missiles, and satellite launch vehicles… and now we are making satellites for the entire world, at a fraction of the cost of other countries.The word teacher here, is used as a metaphor for ….The right opportunity, the right time, or the correct path. The universe has its divine ways, which we often question ! But infact , those missed opportunities, those unfulfilled wishes, those broken dreams were signs pointing us to a greater, more rewarding and joyous pathMy mom always says “whatever comes your way…is Gods plan, and shaped by a larger hand…Trust it, and keep moving forward ….And yes, I have felt it on multiple occasions that as I moved forward…,God had something bigger, better and more beautiful in store for me

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