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Dream, think and act, Kalam tells students

On the first day of his two-day visit to Kerala, President A P J Abdul Kalam communicated his dreams of a developed India to young students on Sunday. 'Dream, think and act' was his mantra.

In Farook College at Kozhikode, the president inaugurated a library complex, believed to be the biggest in south India.

Breaking the security cordon, the President went straight to the orchestra team, captured their microphone, and made the students repeat after him: "We will dream, dreams will transform into thoughts, and thoughts into action."

Hundreds of students chanted his mantra till his car reached the helipad.

Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the library, the President observed that there was a long distance between him and the students, which he hoped to shorten.

"Combination of dreams, perseverance, and hard work will make you the kings of the future. The present system of education does not leave any time for thinking. But it should not prevent you from dreaming."

He further said that a nation's progress depends on the thinking of its people. "India dreamed of having missiles and rockets. Now those dreams have come true. All the achievements in the world are results of hard work and knowledge. India will be a developed nation in 20 years. A roadmap for this development has to be prepared."

He felt that the role models for students are their parents and teachers. Whatever the field, the foundation is built in school.

Speaking in Tamil to 90 tribal students in Palakkad, the President used quotes from Tirukkural. He also had 300 members of 'Balajana Sakyam', a students' forum of Malayala Manorama, the state's leading Malayalam-language daily, interacting with him at Kochi.

The President's busy schedule started with his invitation to three students of the Chinmaya Higher Secondary School, Chittoor. These students had written a review of his book, 'Wings of Fire'.

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