This is true story regarding the connection between privilege and passion. After the partition of Pakistan and India in 1947, many Sikhs who lived in Pakistan lost everything who. Milkha Singh was one of those people. Since the age of eight he was a thief. When he turned 18 he fell in love with a woman, but due to his shady past the girl said that if he wanted her then he should find a legitimate profession and so he put in the hard work to change his life. He decided to join army where he was recruited as a cook (chef) that would cook for an entire regiment. One day he saw a coat hanging on the wall which was only to be worn by Indian champions. He quickly put it on, but when the champion players saw him with the coat they attacked him and said only champions could wear this coat. They said if he wanted this coat then he would have to compete with the champions in a race. From that day onward, by day Mikha worked as a cook, but by night he practice hard to become a better sprinter. Determined to be the best and realising his talent as a sprinter, the jawan took to training five hours every day. Motivated by his coach Havildar Gurdev Singh, he left it to the elements to hone his craft: running on the hills, the sands of the Yamuna river, and against the speed of a metre gauge train. He says his training was so intense that very often he vomit blood and collapsed from exhaustion. Before the day of the race, champions of the Indian team once again attacked ferociously him and attempted to break his legs. The next day he Mikha went on to win the race with his broken legs and even succeeded at breaking the national record. He was selected as a Indian champion and started his career at the International level. He would go on to win 78 out of 80 races in his career.
The reason behind this is relationship between privilege and passion. First Milkha Singh didn't know about his passion but once he is hurt by the other champions and forced to compete with them then he realized his passion. Sardar Milkha Singh is the greatest living Sikh Athlete. Born in a family of modest means, joining the army and then discovering the penchant for running and winning is his life in summation. He, deservedly, had an epithet named the "Flying Sikh" from Pakistan General Ayub Khan. Until the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 'Flying Sikh' was the only Indian to have broken an Olympic record.
The reason behind this is relationship between privilege and passion. First Milkha Singh didn't know about his passion but once he is hurt by the other champions and forced to compete with them then he realized his passion. Sardar Milkha Singh is the greatest living Sikh Athlete. Born in a family of modest means, joining the army and then discovering the penchant for running and winning is his life in summation. He, deservedly, had an epithet named the "Flying Sikh" from Pakistan General Ayub Khan. Until the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 'Flying Sikh' was the only Indian to have broken an Olympic record.
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