Gerald D'Cunha

“If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.” Arthur Ashe V irat* belongs to an affluent family, which handles large construction and infrastructure projects. I had taught him when he was a F.Y. B. Com student. Ever since then, he has remained in touch with me. He was very fond of reading biographies of successful people. There was a humble and curious side to him, which would make him ask questions and learn from other people. ‘The other people’ – no matter where placed in life – were his open text-books to grow from… And, this was something, I had, always, admired about Virat, my student. This afternoon, Virat had proudly shared with me the images of one of the big projects his team had just completed successfully. I sent my appreciation and wished him and his team more success. I, also, asked him to drop by, one of these days. “I wish ...

Pic.: Gerorge Antony D'Souza SEEING THE UNDERDOG PERFORM IN LIFE IS WHAT MAKES ME CONFIDENT -Vishal Daryani (Age 17) A mong many other things, seeing the underdog perform in life is what makes me confident. The one, who, despite all the odds against him/her, pushes back and excels unexpectedly, is what gives me motivation. After all, as the saying goes "Hope is the fuel for progress." And those, who possess this fuel, are my inspiration. Like… A timid creature like a spider, which, despite falling countless times from a tree, doesn't give up and keeps on trying until he succeeds… The disabled, who aren't discouraged by the challenges they have to face every day... Yes, I get my inspiration from them. In conclusion, what makes me confident are people, who, when their chips are down, instead of saying "Why me?" choose to say "Try me!" SPEAKING FROM THE DEPTH OF MY HEART MAKES M...