Let’s be Einstein -Md Kajol Irfan

Sajid used to lie on the rooftop and stare at the sky. He was not the top student in his class. He was not the fastest runner. He was not the loudest voice in the room. But he had a habit that made him different. He asked questions that did not end.

Why does light travel so fast? Why do shadows move when the sun moves? Why does a magnet pull iron but not wood? His friends sometimes laughed and told him to stop thinking so much. But Sajid would only smile and look up at the clouds as if they were hiding secrets meant only for him.

One evening, while the orange sun melted into the river, an old man with silver hair and bright eyes came to the rooftop. No one knew exactly where he lived. Some said he had once traveled the world. Others said he had worked in a laboratory full of machines that hummed like bees. Sajid simply called him Professor.

The Professor sat beside Sajid and pointed at the sky. He asked what do you see. Sajid said I see clouds and birds and the sun going home. The Professor nodded and said that is good, but what do you imagine. Sajid paused. He imagined riding on a beam of light. He imagined the earth spinning like a toy top. He imagined time slowing down when someone ran very fast.

The Professor smiled in a way that made his eyes shine. He told Sajid about a young man long ago who also imagined riding on a beam of light. That young man grew up to be Albert Einstein, the scientist who changed how we understand space and time. The Professor did not speak of fame or prizes. He spoke of curiosity, patience, and hard work.

Sajid listened carefully. He learned that Einstein was not considered a genius from the start. As a child, he spoke slowly. Some teachers thought he would not achieve much. But he never stopped asking questions. He read books by himself. He thought deeply about simple things. He worked quietly when others were busy chasing applause.

The next day, Sajid went to school with a new spark inside him. During science class, the teacher asked why the sky looks blue. Many students looked down at their desks. Sajid raised his hand, not because he knew the perfect answer, but because he wanted to try. He spoke about light scattering and tiny particles in the air. His explanation was not complete, yet it was brave.

After class, some friends teased him again. They said he wanted to be a big scientist. Sajid felt a small sting in his heart. That evening, he climbed the rooftop once more. The Professor was there, watching the first stars appear.

Sajid told him about the teasing. The Professor listened quietly. Then he said that vision is like a star. It may look small from far away, but if you keep walking toward it, it guides you through the dark. Hard work is the road under your feet. Without the road, you cannot reach the star.
Sajid began to change his daily habits. He woke up early and reviewed his lessons before school. He borrowed books from the tiny town library. He tried simple experiments at home using magnets, mirrors, and old batteries. Sometimes his experiments failed. A bulb would not light. A paper rocket would not fly straight. But instead of giving up, he wrote down what went wrong and tried again.

Months passed. Sajid’s grades slowly improved. More important than grades, his understanding grew deeper. He stopped memorizing answers and started understanding ideas. He learned that real learning is not about finishing a chapter but about exploring it.

One night, a storm hit the town. Lightning flashed across the sky like cracks in glass. Many children hid under their blankets. Sajid stood by the window, counting the seconds between lightning and thunder. He wanted to measure how far the storm was. He felt excited, not afraid. The world was a giant laboratory, and he was a curious observer.

The Professor visited less often now, but when he did, he spoke about responsibility. He said knowledge is powerful, but it must be guided by kindness. Einstein once warned the world about the dangers of misusing science. Being like Einstein does not only mean solving equations. It means caring about humanity.

These words stayed with Sajid. When a classmate struggled with math, Sajid helped him patiently. When the school announced a science fair, Sajid invited his friends to join his project instead of working alone. They built a simple model showing how solar panels collect energy from sunlight. They painted it carefully and explained it clearly.

On the day of the fair, Sajid felt nervous. He remembered the first time he raised his hand in class. He remembered the teasing. He remembered the rooftop talks under the stars. When the judges stopped at his table, he spoke with calm confidence. He explained how clean energy could help their small town save electricity and protect the river.

They did not win first prize. They won second. For a moment, Sajid felt disappointed. Then he looked at his team, smiling proudly. He realized something important. The real prize was not the certificate. It was the journey from a boy who only wondered to a young thinker who worked hard to turn ideas into action.

That night, Sajid climbed the rooftop again. The Professor was not there. Instead, a folded piece of paper lay on the floor. On it were simple words written in neat handwriting. Do not try to be another Einstein. Try to be yourself with the same courage to imagine and the same discipline to work.

Sajid held the paper tightly. He looked at the stars and felt a quiet promise growing inside him. He would keep asking questions. He would keep learning from mistakes. He would keep working even when no one was watching.

In the years to come, Sajid might become a scientist, or an engineer, or a teacher. No one knew for sure. What mattered was that he understood the secret. Vision gives direction. Hard work gives strength. Together, they can turn an ordinary child into an extraordinary thinker.

And somewhere beyond the clouds, among the mysteries of space and time, the spirit of curiosity continues to shine, waiting for every young mind brave enough to look up and say, let us be Einstein with vision and hard work.