IT TAKES COURAGE TO DROP THAT MASK
“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” ― André Berthiaume A year ago, Ravish* had joined our P.D. programme and found it extremely useful to him. Ravish had enrolled for a MBA programme and suddenly realized that he needed to deal with his stage fear and lack of self-confidence. I have always noticed this: when you ‘realize the need’ to do overcome your deficiencies, you, invariably, do. So, Ravish did exceptionally well during our programme; and, once it was over, he moved to another city to pursue his MBA programme. Last evening, Ravish’s mother called up. “Sir, this is not regarding my son,” she said at the outset, “this is about me… I wanted to discuss with you a problem that I have been struggling with.” I made Ravish’s mother feel comfortable to talk. We spoke nearly for twenty minutes over the phone. She said, “Right from my early school days, I ha...