I know a lot of people and some of them are really interesting. They are people who are different and I call them interesting because when I talk to them they have things to share which I could never have thought of. The things they believe in, fascinate me.
I met Siddharth a couple of days back. Just as strange is the way we first met and the way our friendship has sustained, is how the guy thinks.
Most people prefer to find occupations which pay high emoluments but, this friend of mine has dared to choose his way based on his beliefs and faith.
I met him at his workplace. It was really heartwarming to know what he and his group were working on. They were refurbishing a children's library. He was happily painting a board that said "Open from 9 AM to 5 PM". The smile on his face, pride in his eyes, the paint on his cheeks and the song on his lips, said more than one can ever describe using words. He had many other options after his engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. He could have gone on to take up a job in the software industry like others from his batch, but he instead, followed his heart to serve the nation. The job would have paid him well in monetary terms, but would they have inspired that smile? I doubt that.
Another thing that he taught me that day was that little things mattered. That board in front of that library mattered. You don't have to be Mahatma Gandhi to change the world or to serve the nation, you just have to believe that every drop counts.
This post is dedicated to my friend Siddharth Sethi, who dared to be different, who dared to follow his heart, And salute to his spirit of serving the nation. When most people are busy taking care of themselves, he is one of those who are working for the nation.
When I reflect on the incident now, Siddharth's face with the paint on this cheek compels me to think that there will be a million great options in life, but you don't have to always pick what seems to be the best, you can just pick whatever makes you happy. :)
I met Siddharth a couple of days back. Just as strange is the way we first met and the way our friendship has sustained, is how the guy thinks.
Most people prefer to find occupations which pay high emoluments but, this friend of mine has dared to choose his way based on his beliefs and faith.
I met him at his workplace. It was really heartwarming to know what he and his group were working on. They were refurbishing a children's library. He was happily painting a board that said "Open from 9 AM to 5 PM". The smile on his face, pride in his eyes, the paint on his cheeks and the song on his lips, said more than one can ever describe using words. He had many other options after his engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. He could have gone on to take up a job in the software industry like others from his batch, but he instead, followed his heart to serve the nation. The job would have paid him well in monetary terms, but would they have inspired that smile? I doubt that.
Another thing that he taught me that day was that little things mattered. That board in front of that library mattered. You don't have to be Mahatma Gandhi to change the world or to serve the nation, you just have to believe that every drop counts.
This post is dedicated to my friend Siddharth Sethi, who dared to be different, who dared to follow his heart, And salute to his spirit of serving the nation. When most people are busy taking care of themselves, he is one of those who are working for the nation.
When I reflect on the incident now, Siddharth's face with the paint on this cheek compels me to think that there will be a million great options in life, but you don't have to always pick what seems to be the best, you can just pick whatever makes you happy. :)
1 comment:
Wow... Thats the first word that came out of my mouth. And you know, you just did a good deed as well. You reminded people that how important one ice-cream can be if it makes you happy and how a heavy bank balance is rendered useless if it gives you nothing but anxiety..
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