Rajiv Gandhi

Indiraji should have been here today, speaking to you in her gentle, impassioned voice. One with Bharatmata's immortal spirit, she now shines as a lodestar not only for us but for all humanity.

Indian Statesman

Lodestar often symbolizes someone's personal aspirations or role models.

Motivational Symbol

Used to describe a person or concept that leads or directs a group or movement.

Leadership Reference

When referring to guidance, 'lodestar' is rarely meant in a navigational sense.

Not Literal

Lodestar is a specific term in astronomy, often associated with Polaris.

Astronomy Term

Historically, 'lodestar' was essential for night-time sea navigation.

Historical Navigation

Sometimes 'lodestar' refers exclusively to the North Star, Polaris.

Polaris Specific

 cultures as well that if you could accomplish something worthy in your life you could live on in the memory of others your honor and your reputation would outlive your earthly existence and that worthy ambition became his lodestar it carried him through the one significant depression that he suffered

Learning from past...

 but followed by other cultures as well -- that if you could accomplish something worthy in your life, you could live on in the memory of others. Your honor and your reputation would outlive your earthly existence. And that worthy ambition became his lodestar.