Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives

by Sudha Murty

The first introduction should always be positive and bring real hope to the beneficiary.

The concept that you automatically gain class by acquiring money is an outdated thought process.’

The next day, on my flight back, I couldn’t help but think how fortunate we are to live in India. We may not be the richest or the best country in the world, but we have so much freedom. We can switch jobs easily or relocate to a different town or city. If nothing else, most of us have a family that will at least give us a place to stay in times of trouble. We really don’t know how lucky we are until we are out of the country.

God is considered to be an omnipotent friend—someone who is approachable and whom we can speak to at any time and anyhow we choose.

Confidence doesn’t mean that everything will go our way. It simply gives us the ability to accept failures that we will inevitably meet on our path and move forward with hope.’