Working 12 to 18 hours a day was not uncommon for scientists at the rocket launching station, Thumba. A group of such scientists was frustrated due to the work pressure and meeting their boss' demands; however, they were loyal to him. One day, a scientist gathered enough courage to go up to his boss and say, "Sir, I have promised my children that I will take them to the exhibition this evening. Therefore, I have to leave the office at 5.30 pm. Can I leave early today, Sir?" His boss replied, "Alright You may leave early today." Being happy on receiving the permission he went on to continue his work. He stayed on to work after lunch, and, as always, got so engrossed in his work, that he peered at his watch only when he thought he was done. Unfortunately, it was past 08:15 pm. With a jolt, he remembered his promise to his children. He looked for his boss who was not in his office. As he drove home, he felt guilty for having let his children down. When he reached, the children were not at home. His wife was busy reading. He felt that initiating any conversation with her would only add fuel to fire, so he stayed quiet. But he said, "Where are the children?" His wife said, "Don't you know? Your boss came here at 5.15pm and took the children to the exhibition you had promised to take them to." He was surprised, but, it did not take him too long to guess what had happened. The boss who granted him permission had observed him working very seriously well past 5.00pm. He must have thought that the scientist would not leave the work half done, but if he has promised his children a visit to the exhibition, then they deserve it. So, he took the lead in taking them to the exhibition himself. This boss was none other than A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. write summary
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Working 12 to 18 hours a day was not uncommon for scientists at the rocket launching station, Thumba. A group of such scientists was frustrated due to the work pressure and meeting their boss' demands; however, they were loyal to him. One day, a scientist gathered enough courage to go up to his boss and say, "Sir, I have promised my children that I will take them to the exhibition this evening. Therefore, I have to leave the office at 5.30 pm. Can I leave early today, Sir?" His boss replied, "Alright You may leave early today." Being happy on receiving the permission he went on to continue his work. He stayed on to work after lunch, and, as always, got so engrossed in his work, that he peered at his watch only when he thought he was done. Unfortunately, it was past 08:15 pm. With a jolt, he remembered his promise to his children. He looked for his boss who was not in his office. As he drove home, he felt guilty for having let his children down. When he reached, the children were not at home. His wife was busy reading. He felt that initiating any conversation with her would only add fuel to fire, so he stayed quiet. But he said, "Where are the children?" His wife said, "Don't you know? Your boss came here at 5.15pm and took the children to the exhibition you had promised to take them to." He was surprised, but, it did not take him too long to guess what had happened. The boss who granted him permission had observed him working very seriously well past 5.00pm. He must have thought that the scientist would not leave the work half done, but if he has promised his children a visit to the exhibition, then they deserve it. So, he took the lead in taking them to the exhibition himself. This boss was none other than A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. write summary