Gerald D'Cunha

    “Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is to admit, that you need a hand.” quotezenith.com   O ne of my PPT’s ends with Jesus’ words: “Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.”   This PPT is targeted at young boys and girls, who need help in developing their self-confidence in life. From my own experience, I am convinced, that, in life, we cannot do it alone. I mean, though one’s success is one’s own responsibility, one needs help along the way… I could not do it alone, even though I pride myself saying, “I am an Ekalavya.” Think about it: Didn’t Ekalavya need Guru Dhrona’s idol for worship – to seek blessings and inspiration?” There is no shame – and there should not be any hesitation or fear – in seeking help from people around us. The people around means, those who we trust, value and care, and vice versa. We do have enough number of people to count on… Trust me, we all do. ...

L ast evening, I was invited by a reputed management institute at Churchgate to hold a session on the basics of Book-keeping and Accountancy for its MBA students. There were over 180 students; almost all of them were from Engineering or some non-commerce background. Their Financial Accounting syllabus deals with the most fundamental process of Accountancy… In other words, it is what a Commerce student would learn in first year of his junior college (Eleventh standard). Here were students who had done stupendous work not only to become engineers but also to get into this prestigious MBA College on sheer merit. Yet, for a faculty, who comes to teach Accountancy even to the brightest kids like these, the job is not easy, unless he starts teaching them the subject from its a, b, c. And, if the faculty assumes, that these are bright kids and they should get the a, b, c on their own, and if he goes about building the skyscraper without the foundation, it will never stand! So, s...