Life Long Learning

Ramayana and Mahabharatha, two epic literary works from India. Two of the best institutions of learning in themselves. Both these, unfortunately though, have come to be regarded as solely Hinduism based.The battle fields of Ramayana and Mahabharatha have churned out few of the best lessons that today's generation can learn from. 

Every team/family has its own leader and their close associates. The associates believe in their leader and believe in the cause they stand for. They follow him and are sincere in their roles. This definitely does not mean that they are not as capable as their leader. There are people who are equally capable, if not more, who have chosen to follow their leader. After all, in Ramayan, when the famous Nagastra was fired and when Ram and Lakshman were both unconscious, it was their close associate Hanuman who enabled them to go on. He uprooted a small hill to make it happen. Hanuman believed in his leader, role model, lord and friend - Ram.  He stood for  the cause of his leader and followed him till the end and showed his capabilities as and when required.

The leaders of our teams and families sometimes let us stay at the helm and let us try our hand at making things happen and when we are in need of guidance, they are there to help us and lead us on. Just like Krishna was there for Arjun during the epic Mahabharatha battle at Kurukshetra. Similar instances have always been found everywhere. Our families and institutions have always been there to teach us and lead us. After a stage, they have let us lead and have played the role of our mentors. 

In the past 25 years, I  have been fortunate to have had the best of friends who stood by me, leaders who inspired me and mentors who believed in me and guided me. I would like to say Thank you for all those special people who have made a difference to my life. I am what I am today, because of you. Thank you! Looking forward to learning more from you all.