He Was Expelled From School

PARENTING: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE may take heart that it is not necessary to be a good student to become Einstein.” Einstein’s first scientific book was published when he was 26, after which his fame spread far and wide. He led a simple life and ate simple food but often worked late into the night. At one stage, he was offered the presidency of Israel, but he declined. He believed that politics was the cancer of humanity. He left Hitler’s Germany with a price on his head—a reward of twenty thousand marks offered by Hitler’s government (at that time a great deal of money)—, but Einstein’s standing was such in the scientific world that no one dared come forward to claim it. Countless instances have been recorded in history which show that to achieve greatness, it is not necessary to be born great. A man can rise to greatness from the most obscure of beginnings—provided he is willing to strive for it. Remembering that those struggling with severe difficulties are likelier to develop in estimable ways because adversity calls forth their hidden potential. It throws down a challenge that the aspirant to greatness must accept, failing which, he will sink into oblivion if not perish. Where the comforts and convenience of prosperity will cause him to become sluggish and unenterprising, the whiplash of adversity will drive him into purposeful action. In short, it will