It Is Difficult For the Poor To Practise Charity…
The Master of Masters, Osho speaks on Charity and what it means to be rich. A very different take on this subject like always :).
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Do ShikshaDaan. Light up lives instead of lamps.
Every Diwali we try and do something special for the housekeeping folks and the security guards of the condominium complex that we stay in. There are nearly 50 guards and another 50 odd housekeeping staff that includes gardeners, sweepers and the garbage collectors. Last year we had ordered a special meal for them. This year … Read more
2015 – Get, set, give … The race is on
Krishnan and my purpose in life was chosen for us the day we were born in our respective families. It took us nearly 40 years to clearly identify it :). Both our fathers were rich, not with fat bank balances, but a large enough heart to “give”. Their giving never stopped, till their breath stopped … Read more
Happy Give-wali :)
Wish everyone a very happy “Give-wali”….. For the past couple of weeks there is an advert on radio that goes something like this “let’s get another sari for your aunt, what about your aunt ? Won’t she be coming for Diwali ? Yes, she would, so let’s get another sari for her. What about for … Read more
Don’t only take …. Give too
There were two news items last week that were heartwarming and slightly different from the regular. We see news everyday about greed, about one upmanship, getting ahead and making busloads of money. Then the economic slowdown, the rich becoming richer and the divide just expanding. Crime graphs soaring, defaulters galore, Swiss bank accounts becoming fatter … Read more
Joy of receiving
We just concluded the “Joy of giving” week, an awesome initiative by several people that was launched in 2009. Read more on this link Joy of giving. At work we put up “Wish trees” and fulfilled wishes of our housekeeping and other support staff. Interestingly in one office, the security guards did not want to … Read more