What was Kalam’s father’s response to his son’s query about prayer and spirituality? - Strong Roots

Q: What was Kalam’s father’s response to his son’s query about prayer and spirituality?

A: Dr. Kalam, at his young age, asked his father Jainulabdeen about the relevance of prayer and spirituality.

He told Kalam that there was nothing mysterious about prayer. It made possible a communion of the spirit between people. According to him, at the time of prayer, one transcends his body and become a part of cosmos, which knows no division of wealth, age, caste or creed.

Kalam’s father conveyed complex spiritual concepts in very simple down – to – earth Tamil. He looked upon every human being as a specific element wiyhin the whole of manifest divine being. He thought adversity always presents opportunities for introspection. He also printed out the two fold vision of destiny. (Those are the fundamental truths revealed by Kalam’s father to him.)

This attitude to spirituality had a great influence on young Kalam. It gave him strange energy and enthusiasm. In his layer life when Kalam faced adversities, he did never give in. He tried to overcome the failure with a great faith and confidence learned from his father.