AP, June 26, 2009 · It has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 but weighs less than a small car — and it is powered entirely by the sun.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard on Friday unveiled the Solar Impulse, which, with its sleek white wings and pink trimming, aims to make history as the prototype for a solar-powered flight around the world. "Yesterday it was a dream, today it is an airplane, tomorrow it will be an ambassador of renewable energies," said Piccard, who in 1999 co-piloted the first round-the-globe nonstop balloon flight.

People like Bertrand Piccard, who are innovative to think forward and courgeous to act different, are the material for self-building. Like Harry, the fictional hero of a Self-building odyssey in 'The Provocative Qur'an', Piccard is not only looks forward to new challenges but is part of a positive transformation. Let us turn to our Self, and let us never hesitate to put the past behind us and instead move on in the brave new world. The Provocative Qur'an is an excellent companion for such self-progress.