Learning How to Fly: Life Lessons for the Youth

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

We need to realize that we are as young as our faith and as old as our doubts. We are also as young as our self-confidence and as old as our fears. We are as young as our hopes and as old as our despairs.

I have also attained bliss while reading some good books and understanding the depths of meaning in their pages. Coming into contact with a good book and possessing it, is indeed an everlasting enrichment. Books become permanent companions. Sometimes, they are born before us; they guide us during our life journey and continue for many generations.

Coming into contact with a good book and possessing it, is indeed an everlasting enrichment. Books become permanent companions. Sometimes, they are born before us; they guide us during our life journey and continue for many generations.

Whenever there is a problem, the book wipes away the tears based on the experience of great minds. When happiness overwhelms, the book again softly touches the mind and brings about a balanced thinking.