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Also called the Flying Sikh, Milkha Singh is an Indian track and field athlete. He was the first Indian man to reach the final of an Olympic athletics event—the 400m race at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. The following is a letter he has written to his younger self.

Dear 16-year-old Milkha,

You are lucky to be alive. In the past one year, you have seen a bloodbath during Partition, the birth of two nations, the murder of your parents, and you have landed up in Delhi as an orphan and a refugee.

You are lucky to have found your sister. You have endured enough, but your hardships are not over. Later on you will realize that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

It will be four more years before you discover running. However, I do wish you would have found your passion at least four years earlier because I don’t want you to lose an Olympic medal.

The quest for survival will take you to the world of sports. As a teenager, you may not have an idea about running as a sport. As an orphan, it will not only be about learning how to survive the brutal world, but also about carving out an identity for yourself.

In the next couple of years, you might have to do odd jobs—from polishing shoes to working in a rubber factory. These obstacles will be nothing compared to what you saw during Partition.

The urge to survive and have three meals a day will take you to the army. You will be rejected twice before your elder brother helps you get recruited in 1952. You may even lose your first 400-metre race, but don’t get disheartened by these early defeats. As long as you

Remain true to yourself and continue to train with sincerity, nobody will be able to stop you from achieving excellence.

Remember one thing: you are going to represent the country one day. It will give you huge satisfaction and pride. But with that will come a responsibility—carrying the hopes of millions of people and the prestige of your nation.
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Q1.Why do you think the older Milkha has written this letter?
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

By writing this letter he is motivating himself to be the star of his future and also he is telling himself that he has a good luck that he survived out of the bloodbath during partition and found his sister and he tells himself that millions of Indian are having a hope with him and their desires are flying with him so he would not disappoint them and try his level best and win the Olympics for his country,for his people and for himself.

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