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Made of great is something
that as per my concern is not just about making great changes or organizing
candle marches or changing displays on Facebook. A person who makes change in a
single person’s life is made of great for that individual. When I was a kid I read
a story about a guy strolling down the beach and throwing starfishes back into
the sea. A guy asked him there are thousands starfishes on the beach, so how
throwing one or two into the sea would make a difference. The reply was simple
and straight forward from the guy. He picked up a starfish and threw it back
into the sea and said “I made difference
to that starfish”. For that starfish and for the individual who was
witnessing it other guy was a person made of great.
It just takes a simple
act and simple thought to do something. It might seem real trivial to many but
for some it may be life changing. One such individual whom I got in touch was
my faculty in my engineering college. He was polite and very generous. He was
friendly and had great knowledge about the subject. Even during the free
lectures he can be seen googling or reading something that interested him. But one
thing was sure that he was not a book worm. He was just passionate about the
subject. My branch was electronics and communication and the subject my faculty
used to teach me was Electronic Circuits. He has real good knowledge about the
topic both theoretical and practical.
My friends and I
spoke to him about a lot of things apart from the studies. He once shared his
life story. He did engineering from one of the reputed college of the state and
even had offer to work in one of the IT giants, but he turned it down. He
wanted to something in the field of electronics and wanted to go in research
field. He joined college and even worked hard on his electronics knowledge. He
used to study extremely hard and have read many books from cover to cover.
He had made
projects for students while he was preparing for GRE (Graduate Record Exam). He
made robots for competitions and those have won championships. He prepared for
GRE but as the luck would have it, his father met with an accident and a lot of
savings went for his treatment. His financial condition got dire and he decided
to take tuitions but soon realized that the money will not be enough. He
applied in my college and got the job. He taught us and few other classes and
used to prepare for GRE side by side. He gave GRE and passed with the flying
colors. He has got his paper published in few international journals. He would
be going to pursue his dream to do his research in his field of interest once
his father recovers completely. He got 100% scholarship for his PhD. Right now
he is working with an NGO and teaching under privileged students on weekends. He
did something for himself and making changed into life of others’ too. Now for
that is the person made of great.
It was his hard
work and the will to go on and attitude to not give up on dream that inspired
me. I loved the way he carried himself after achieving so much. He never showed
off of his knowledge. He never insulted any student who didn’t know the answer.
It is because of him I learned how to carry myself and how to work for dreams.
I always wanted to work in a big good company firm and now I am here working with one.
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