Wings of fire - Sir APJ ABDUL KALAM Wings of fire | Page 33

like Bombay, just as I myself was about to have my first
exposure to a mega city like New York. Jallaluddin and
Samsuddin were self-reliant, positive, optimistic men who
undertook their work with the assurance of success. It is
from these two persons that I drew the core creative power
of my mind. My sentiments could not be contained, and I
could feel the mist of tears in my eyes. Then, Jallaluddin
said, “Azad, we have always loved you, and we believe in
you. We shall always be proud of you”. The intensity and
purity of their faith in my capabilities broke my last
defences, and tears welled up in my eyes.
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