Pay-Forward Pledge on 64th Independence Day
A couple of weeks back I was confabbing with a colleague, Ms. Anuja Kale and she spoke about a very interesting construct called ‘Pay-Forward’, which not only resonated with me but stirred me, as I felt connected with that concept instantaneously. All of us in our lives and careers have been helped by someone…souls who had no selfish interest in doing that…..but helped because they genuinely wanted to…. and in some cases, they took flak for that but still had the courage and conviction to do so…and that act played an important role in our growth. The question is, ‘How do we repay this debt back?’ This can be repaid by two means….one...by doing a similar deed, ie. helping someone out there achieve his/her career dreams….has the passion and fire but probably needs a similar push...and you are in a position to do that...helping altruistically…..without any gains or political purpose…larger the no…better it is…second….by participating and contributing to the cause of the necessitous....