Kalam's professor warned him that his scholarship would end if he did not make a better design in three days. Could Kalam realize his dream of designing a fighter jet in such a short time? Get our FREE App for Android: https://bit.ly/2oAUev9 and for iOS: https://apple.co/2Isv5th Subscribe for new videos every week!: https://www.youtube.com/user/bookboxinc/?sub_confirmation=1 More English(IND) AniBooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSd_juQV5NM&list=PLPDzF0B97OtG-C041UdZQQ56m4HG3Be08 Similar AniBooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlQ4zvJymKI&list=PLPDzF0B97OtHtwlXKpPkzg4JQiiXoAu8G Designing a Fighter Jet As a young boy, my friends and I walked back home from school at Rameswaram. On the way, we often rested on the banks of our village pond. While my friends practised skimming pebbles over the rippling water, I would sit and watch the cranes and seagulls soar in the sky. The sight of those birds inspired me and I dreamt of my future. As I grew older, my goal became clearer. I knew I had to go into engineering to realise my dreams. The Madras Institute of Technology, popularly known as MIT, was the best institution for technical studies in South India. I studied hard to win a scholarship that allowed me to study in such a well-known college. But it wasn't until the day I entered MIT that I saw my goal standing before me. The MIT campus boasted of two large aircraft that were on display. I remember sitting near them, long after other students had gone back to the hostel. I was fascinated by the details of the design and wanted someday to create such an aircraft. For my final project at MIT, I was asked to design a fighter jet with a team of four other classmates. We had distributed the work among us. One day my teacher reviewed my progress and exclaimed, "Abdul, I'm really disappointed with your plan, I had expected much more from you." I offered several excuses but my teacher refused to listen. "Sir, please give me one more month, I'm sure I'll come up with a better design," I pleaded with him. He looked at me and said, "Look, young man, I'll give you three days. If on Monday morning you fail to show me a better design, I'm afraid your scholarship will be cancelled." I was speechless. The scholarship was my lifeline. Without it, I would be helpless. I had no choice but to keep on working. That night I remained awake all night toiling on the project. The next morning I just took an hour's break, ate very little and went back to work. On Sunday morning, I had almost completed the task when I suddenly felt a presence behind me. I turned around to discover my teacher peering at my drawing. After examining my work, he patted me on my back and said, “I knew I was putting you under stress by asking you to meet an impossible deadline. I never expected you to perform so well!" I had hardly slept or eaten in the past three days, but I now felt a huge sense of joy and relief. Not only did I keep my scholarship, I also graduated from MIT with outstanding marks. I had already accomplished my goal of successfully designing an aircraft and now I was drawing close to my dream of flying one too. It was amazing to think that just like the seagulls I had observed as a child, I would soon soar in the sky. Translator/Author : APJ Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari Narration : Sunit Tandon Music : Acoustricks Illustration : Deepta Nangia Animation : BookBox WEBSITE: http://www.bookbox.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BookBoxInc/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bookboxinc/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bookboxInc #BookBox #BookBoxEnglish #Learn2Read