Wings of fire - Sir APJ ABDUL KALAM Wings of fire | Page 15

positive thinking and I often recalled his words when I felt
homesick or dejected. I tried hard to do as he said, which
was to strive to control my thoughts and my mind and,
through these, to influence my destiny. Ironically, that
destiny did not lead me back to Rameswaram, but rather,
swept me farther away from the home of my childhood.
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