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My new role model

" The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more" -Jonas Salk        I first came across this proverb doing my tenth class summer homework. We were supposed to read and write one page every day, and one fine day, I picked up a book on quotations and found this gem. For a very long time, I followed it, thinking the only reward I need is the opportunity to do more. And I did get those opportunities, and I was happy. But lately, I have started craving for acceptance from my peers, awards, and what not. I have been swept away by the rat race around me and I have succumbed to temptation. But, I came across a not so well known scientist who nevertheless changed the world. And all he ever asked was the opportunity to do more.        The first time I heard the name Yellapragada Subba Rao was when I was in primary school, studying in Telugu Primary School. Being an Andhra school, we had to take compulsory Telugu classes, and read about p...