The Courage to Face Challenges

INSIGHTS OF THE WISE December 1989, during the Pakistan tour, his Test career seemed at risk. In the first innings of the Faisalabad Test, he was dismissed for a duck. But in the second innings, with a brilliant century, he rescued his career from collapse. According to The Times of India (January 2, 1990), the selection committee chairman at the time, Raj Singh Dungarpur (1935–2009), explained the decision: “He loves getting out of challenging situations, as was seen on the tour of Pakistan where he was on the verge of being dropped from the first Test, and that’s an important ingredient in leadership.” This world is a world of challenges. Only those who confront them with courage succeed. The more deeply this quality is rooted in a person, the greater the success they are destined to achieve. THE POWER OF CONSCIENCE Abul Barakat Alvi, a resident of Nizampur in Azamgarh district (U.P.), recounted an incident from his area during a meeting on August 29, 1989—an event that carries a deep lesson. To the northwest of Azamgarh lies the village of Raida, situated on the banks of the Mujhoi River near the border of Faizabad. In this village, there are only four Muslim households compared to two hundred Hindu households.