Wing Commander Arun Kaul (Retd.)'s Blog

An Air Force officer who upholds the nation’s dignity, a sister who gives up her life to care for her younger sibling, a bureaucrat who pays with his life for upholding the nation’s values, a father who rises above personal grief…

Only One Life to Give is a collection of stories of such individuals who live by the values of compassion, honesty and dignity. The collection is an attempt to create a circle of influence that encourages us to extend a helping hand to strangers, family and friends.

It is these circles of influence that help us build a tight knit society.

Book Launch in Delhi and Ahmedabad

What makes one face personal tragedy and grief with equanimity and balance?

What makes one rise above hurt, sorrow and pain?

Finally, what makes one think and feel beyond just oneself in such extreme circumstances?

No recipe, formula, education, experience, upbringing or breaking down of DNA can explain it. Maybe it’s all of it or some or just none of it.

I have sometimes recognized such strength in the simple and uncomplicated manner of the rural people and I have tried to break it down.

My belief is that those who are one with themselves and the environment are most clearly such persons. There is no strife within or without to have that balance. They have accepted and surrendered to the ultimate will in a manner of complete conformity.

Not just for lack of effort or unease with the result but in unison to yield to the outcome. This is what makes their mental make-up rise above the average.

Cadet Reddy’s father was one such person.

Anatomy of Being Human

What makes one face personal tragedy and grief with equanimity and balance?

What makes one rise above hurt, sorrow and pain?

Finally, what makes one think and feel beyond just oneself in such extreme circumstances?

No recipe, formula, education, experience, upbringing or breaking down of DNA can explain it. Maybe it’s all of it or some or just none of it.

I have sometimes recognized such strength in the simple and uncomplicated manner of the rural people and I have tried to break it down.

My belief is that those who are one with themselves and the environment are most clearly such persons. There is no strife within or without to have that balance. They have accepted and surrendered to the ultimate will in a manner of complete conformity.

Not just for lack of effort or unease with the result but in unison to yield to the outcome. This is what makes their mental make-up rise above the average.

Cadet Reddy’s father was one such person.

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Book Launches – Delhi & Ahmedabad

Only One Life To Give: Book-Launch

Book Launch – Ahmedabad