By: Shaurya Jasuja
Many people in the world blindly follow anyone. Also, they admire and love that person no matter what he does. A role model is a person who inspires you to be like him. Moreover, a role model is the person you love and want to be like him. Besides this, the role model can be anyone from a celebrity to a politician to your family member.
My Role Model
The missile man of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is my role model. He is my role model not because he has achieved great things in life and become the president of India. He is my role model because he dedicated his entire life to the country and its people, especially school children. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam worked his entire life and achieved many great things in life, but several of his bigger achievements are the testing of Atomic bombs at Pokhran, the development of the missile Agni, and Prithvirand becoming the president of India, but there is one more thing which is of great importance that is after he retires from the presidential post he started teaching because it was his passion.
He always says that this young generation is the future of the country so guide them on the right path and they lead India to greatness. Dr. Abdul Kalam was so dedicated to his work that he usually sleeps late at night and wakes up early in the morning. Also, he never misused his power as the president of India. Besides, all this his family (brothers and sisters) were also very humble people who earned their living by doing work and they lived simple lives.
Qualities of a Role Model
There are certain qualities of a good role model that make him/her a great man/woman. These qualities include a demonstration of confidence and daily follow to be like him. Being unique, showing respect leadership, communicating with and concern for others, treating everyone equally, willingness to admit mistakes, and maintaining the same character inside or outside the job. If a person possesses these qualities then he/she can be an ideal role model.
How to be a Role Model for Others?
Being a role model to someone is not an easy task especially if you focus on being a role model.
The thing about being a role model is that you only do the right thing and people start to follow. Also, you do not have to achieve something bigger just follow your heart and the above-mentioned qualities and be patient and you will be a role model one day. Apart from Dr. Abdul Kalam, I have other role models in my life who belong to different fields and different professions. The persons are Ratan Tata, Bill Gates, Will Smith, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Kalpana Chawla, Albert Einstein, B.R. Ambedkar, my father, and my mother.