What is the purpose of your working life? Doing a job till retirement for the livelihood of the family? Then it's not right. Actually earning money is just a work management fund result. On surrender, I learned from three persons, one of whom retired two days back after 44 years of service. But she can remain a consultant in the same institution for as long as she wants.
The second person died three days earlier at the age of 93, but he continued to work till the age of 91. The third lady will celebrate her 70th work anniversary tomorrow - on Sunday - at the age of 95! What is the name of the principal of Cathedral and John Cannon School at Fort Mumbai? This question was asked by most of the journalists interviewing in Mumbai.
Not because Mumbai's richest children studied there, but because its principal, Mira Isaacs, was the first principal to make a rule that every child would travel in the school bus. He ignored the desire of wealthy parents to bring their 'ladle' to school in an AC-SUV. His words were valid.
He said, when hundreds of high-powered vehicles wheeze in front of the school, the school becomes a gas chamber and this can have a bad effect on the lungs of the children. Similarly, he also banned lunchtime deliveries. He ensured that either the children bring tiffin with them or they will be given hot food in the school itself.
He also banned the wearing of expensive watches and luxurious birthday parties to school. His slogan was that everyone is equal in school. She never shied away from telling the truth, no matter how influential her parents were.
Before the communal riots of 2002, when 150 school children had gone for a picnic in Ahmedabad, she did not hesitate for a moment to hire a chartered plane to bring them from there. No wonder she's served 44 years this week, and she'll be the school's counselor for as long as she wants. ' You've done great, but you can do better.
Come on, let's reshoot again...' Ramesh Dev will likewise be remembered by stalwarts like Mahesh Manjrekar Ashutosh Gowariker and others who entered the world of films through Marathi cinematography. The always smiling Dr. He played the role of Kulkarni.
Despite being a producer-director, he always encouraged the youth to give their best and brought many great talents to the film industry with which he was associated for decades. Perhaps this was the reason why he kept working even after crossing the age of 90. On Sunday, Queen Elizabeth II will become the first British monarch to rule for 70 years.
He began his career at the age of 25 and, despite the highly scathing media in developed countries, more or less kept the royal family away from major scandals because of him. Today, when science and medicine have prolonged our life, it has become necessary that we keep our minds and body fit by working continuously.
And this can happen only when we have a goal at the workplace, a passion for what we are doing, and a spirit of giving the best in the interest of humanity while in office. Fundamentally, believe us, we can work until the above call us for another mission, as happened with our former President APJ Kalam sir. But this can happen only when we know what is the purpose of our working life.
