Sometimes its good to be selfish!

I know it sounds weird and stupid, specially when you are working with the top Unicorn like InMobi which competes with the likes of Google and Facebook. When you are working with some of the best people in the corporate and one night you just decide to quit…only to find yourself in slums the next day… and every single day after that…
“rethink your decision”
“ this is not the right age to venture into the social sector”
“ you wont be able to manage the financial cuts which will come with it. how will you support your family?”
“ you can grow in this organisation more than anywhere else.. think about it again please.. take your time .. as much as you want”
“ people long to get into InMobi, and you are leaving everything to work in the slums..? why do you want to do this to yourself?”
….. and a lot of questions as these.. the only reason I could think of was… “I don’t think I can help anyone.. but I strongly feel that may be I would be able to help myself through this… I would be able to heal myself by trying to heal others… I will be able to set myself free of the baggage I have been carrying since years.. and may be I will be able to discover that happiness, peace and satisfaction that I have been missing through all these years… yes may be I am being selfish.. but I feel nothing matters to me more than this right now. . “
all this while the words from Gurbani had been ringing in my ears…. “Nanak Naam Chardi Kala, teraa bhane sarbaht da bhala”

Nanak, with Naam comes Chardi Kala and with your blessings, peace for everyone.— When you pray for peace, happiness and prosperity for “ALL”, you yourself end up falling the same bracket.
so I quit..
which I believe was the one of the best decisions of my life.. because it has helped me to see the larger picture and develop connections with people at a deeper level. Never did I know that I could connect to people so strongly inspite of the language barrier, but with love and compassion.. Its not just ‘oh I feel bad for you’ but ‘I actually understand.’.Its true that often the people fighting injustice and themselves the victims of injustice..often the ones fighting abuse have themselves been abused. I have learnt that collective resilience can foster real social change. When we focus on our similarities rather than the differences, we see the potential for good in others and gain hope that we can survive and rebuild together. It inspires us to be more compassionate and battle injustice..
has it been an easy ride? no ..Was it worth it? absolutely :)
