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Apoorve Dubey's Inspirational Story

by Apoorve Dubey
(India)

Apoorve from www.theflightofambition.com shares his inspirational story of how he became a writer, of what he thinks about happiness, and what he believes his mission in life is.

You'll find inspirational quotes about life, a great list of self help and spiritual books, and an insight into a man 'on a mission'...


1) Tell us a bit about yourself

I am Apoorve Dubey the author of 'The Flight of Ambition,' I work with Symantec Software Ltd. I received my master's degree from the department of computer science and engg, IIT Madras.

I work as a volunteer for organizations like Akshar Bharti and Kalinga Kusum. The aim of these organizations is to take quality education to underpriveleged masses. I believe your life is a gift that is unveiled when you expand it by touching the lives of others. I am also passionate about cricket.

To be honest, I am a writer by accident. All this would never have been possible, had it not been for a particular morning. It was one of those casual mornings when I woke up late as usual. During our hostel days, the alarm in my mobile woke up the neighbors in my wing but not me. I was a sleepaholic. I rebuked myself once again for waking up late. It was a practice I religiously followed. After that I rushed to cafeteria for having a brunch.

It was there that I met my friend who took me to a house in Velachery near our campus.

This house was full of children. Most of the kids were between 2 and 14. There were close to 20 kids and a couple in that small house. Most of the kids were playing; some of them studying and others kept staring at us. Some of the children wore torn clothes. The kids addressed the couple as amma and appa.

My mind was reeling. I kept wondering why the couple has so many children when they cannot take proper care of the kids. It was at that moment my friend revealed that apart from 2 kids, all others had been adopted. Yes, the other kids were orphans.

It was a shocking revelation that this house was an orphanage. But, it was a very different orphanage to what I expected. The couple themselves had two children but that did not stop them from adopting other kids. They lived like a happy family.

Muthukumar and Kala loved each kid as their own.

The visit to that special house left an indelible impression on my mind. I was touched by the selfless living of Muthukumar and Kala. That inspired me to write, 'The Flight of Ambition.' I was determined to make a contribution in the lives of people around me. That is how I ended up being a writer. And I plan to continue. Writing is a powerful medium: it opens the door to other people's lives; it helps you create a difference in their lives, too.

And so I aspire to build a training and development conglomerate that will shape the destiny of young people.

As far as my own reading goes, I prefer to read autobiographies, management and inspirational-type kind of books. And some of my favorites include:

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The questions asked above, to create this inspirational story, may seem strange but they're actually based on questions I encourage everyone to answer that appear on the Your Story page. So if you would like to share your own views on the subjects of happiness, or favourite inspirational quotation, etc. then please feel free to do so.

Thanks,
Steve

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