"What do I get out of it?"

Is that the only question one should consider when planning on a step to do something? Atleast most people think so. Have we forgotten Gandhiji's Talisman which used to appear on each and every NCERT book from class I to XII:

"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?

Let me try and start all over again. I got incited to write this blog when I said I would be more than happy to go back to India and be a professor at one of the IITs and to which my roommate replied, "Yeh dekho, yeh waapas jaake 15000 ki sadi hui naukri karega (He'll go back to India and do a lowly job which will just give him 15000 rupees)"

What's Your True Colour?

You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart.


Your true color is Brown!


What's Your True Color?

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