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- The story of Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla
1971, December 3rd, the Indo-Pakistan war broke out. Ground battles and Airfields battles began and in 2 days the Navy joined. On the 5th of December, they detected a Pakistan submarine 16 miles away from the coast in Diu In the northern Arabian sea. So, In three days INS Kirpan and INS Khukri led by Captain Mulla left for the location. On December 9th the INS Khukri was detected by a Pakistani Submarine. The Khukri was no match for the Pakistani Submarine that could fire from almost 6 kilometres away. They were attacked by torpedos and the vessel begin sinking. As time was running out captain Mulla stopped trying to save the sinking ship and began making sure that his crew was safe. He gave up his life gear to another sailer! He was injured and bleeding in the head but that did not stop the courageous leader, he began personally helping his men on the deck as much as he could. He directed as many of his men as possible out of the ship not even stopping to think about himself at all. The ship went down with 176 sailors, 18 officers, and a selfless and courageous captain. There were 67 survivors who recalled Captain Mulla on the deck gripping the guard railing as the ship disappeared into the blue waters. The heroic act of Captain Mulla inspired the Indian forces for years.
2. Talk less hear more
Pihu, a young, chirpy girl full of great ideas, is out there to conquer the world. Yet she had a buttery slippery tongue wandering away from the topic which made the picture that she wanted to convey unclearly. Once, on teacher’s day, the students decided to arrange a party for the teachers. After hearing the idea, Pihu became very enthusiastic. But no one wanted to listen to her. One boy said, “Don’t waste our time Pihu!!! We have a lot of work and don’t have time to listen to you beating around the bush!”Then one girl among them said the same point as she wanted to say and took all the credit. That day Pihu went home very sad. Her mother asked her what was up. Pihu said everything that happened that day. Her mother said, “It’s ok, Pihu. When I was small, I had the same problem.” Pihu was surprised. She said, “Then what did you do to correct it?” Her mother replied, “ Focus is the key. I wrote everything. Whenever I had to say anything, I would write whatever I wanted to speak. Then I would filter what I have to say and say just that. After a few weeks, I got better and didn’t need to write anymore.” Pihu said, “Wow! I too would try that!” And soon after Pihu became much better. Everyone else now wanted to be with her and her ideas and thought came into the spotlight.
The end.
Moral — A little change in attitude can change the world around us.
