Warrier's Collage On First Sunday, November 2026

Welcome To Warrier's Friends' COLLAGE, On 1st Sunday, November, 2026 Friends While reading the one page piece "To strive, to seek, to find" (Reader's Digest, October 2026), I remembered my 2022 Times Blog "Kalam, The Teacher" which was later included as a chapter in my book "Open Book Of Happy Memories" (See B below). Let's start the new month remembering the inspiring teachings of Kalam. M G Warrier AA Good News* India records one of the fastest poverty declines in the world, poverty down from 27.1% to 2.6% : World Bank https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/india-records-one-of-the-fastest-poverty-declines-in-the-world-poverty-down-from-27-1-to-2-6-world-bank/articleshow/135344552.cms *Link shared by S Thyagarajan, Ex-RBI, Chennai A The phrase "To strive, to seek, to find" (from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem Ulysses) is featured in an article written by Srijan Pal Singh in the October 2026 issue of Reader's Digest India, focusing on Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Key Details Author : Srijan Pal Singh (former advisor and mentee of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam) Subject : Reflections and lessons from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, echoing the famous literary line about perseverance and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. B Kalam, the teacher https://share.google/Ma10zdbiXxiN25IWO Kalam summarises the chapter on ‘Visionary Teachers and Scientists’ in his book "Wings Of Fire" thus : “Vision ignites the minds. India needs visionaries of the stature of J R D Tata, Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan and Dr Verghese Kurien, to name a few, who can involve an entire generation in mission-driven programmes which benefit the country as a whole.” C Books Wings Of Fire https://amzn.in/d/004QHPMQ Wings of Fire | An Autobiography | Inspirational Story of an Indian Icon | Self-Discovery & Leadership Journey D Silent Discipline* : AI content You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them. Life has a strange way of refusing to follow the script. Sometimes you give everything and succeed. Sometimes you give everything and fail. And sometimes, despite all your preparation, the opportunity never even arrives. That's the part we struggle to accept : effort does not guarantee an outcome, and preparation cannot negotiate with uncertainty. The Readiness Principle reminds us that showing up is not a promise that things will go our way. It's a declaration that we refuse to let unpredictable outcomes decide the quality of our effort. You cannot win every contest. You cannot prevent every disappointment. But you can prepare yourself for the moments that do come. And sometimes, what looked like wasted preparation becomes the very thing that makes you ready for the next opportunity. The Protocol. Prepare seriously, even when success is uncertain. Give your best without demanding a guaranteed reward. Accept disappointments without turning them into an identity. Stay ready for the opportunities you cannot predict. You don't get to choose every outcome. You get to choose whether you arrive prepared. *A WhatsApp forward shared by Shyamala Surej, Kottakkal.