Whats more blissful than having a driving dream that wakes you up every morning feeling that today is yet another opportunity to get closer to it.Sometimes like a weary hungry traveler,I am constantly looking for inspiration that brightens the fire within and directs it towards a purposeful course.Last night was one such day.
I was attending a fund raising event for a non profit organization called the Junior Achievement.The guest of honor,Andy Ball CEO of Webcor Builders narrated on how education was today becoming a privilege from being a human right as stated by UN.It hurts to realize then that only a few amongst us even has the opportunity to work towards our true potentials and dreams.When Andy pointed out the statistics in US of the number of high school drop-outs and the number of people actually graduating,it made me think about back home.While keeping students motivated to continue education is a problem in the US,even to get a child to see the very interior of a school is an issue in India.The bigger issue back home is not about inspiring kids but about making education more accessible to the many who only dream about basic amenities like food and clothing.It reminds me how a friend of mine always told "what will a beggar hungry and tired choose-a soul stirring poem or a bowl of rotten food".Such is the case back home.Even the mid-day meal system has failed to get the hungry kids to school.And add to that food poisoning by providing sub-standard food...Sub-standard staff and course curriculum are a different thing altogether.Lets not get into that now....
I sat there listening to how Andy was inspired as a little kid to pursue his dreams and be motivated and later went on to become such an inspiring leader.Then came the anecdote about Diego Perez an enterprising middle school student.His brimming confidence and networking skills just made me feel so small.Hats off to Junior Achievement for striving to inspire future leaders.
