(My nephew Manas and his family at Tampa beach, Florida - pic taken by me)

Here is Manas , a self made person- I adore him a lot.Graduating from NIT Trichy in Production Engineering, he was getting bored  managing production  and labourers at  Saint Gobain  and decided to move over to Software . Since he left home post 10 plus 2 , he has been on his own without anyone guiding him on what to do and all that stuff . With a sharp mind and enterprising skill he made it well at TCS without any formal prior training in software and created a distinct place for himself in  the area of mainframe computing , servicing clients in USA.  I remember, whenever  I went to my hometown during my undergraduate studies , he used to be very fascinated  about my  doing  engineering  and would ask me lots of questions , at times walking on my back on his tiny  feet. I would narrate my stories while enjoying the massage by his feet.

That little boy has grown up now and when he was taking care of me while I was in Tampa recently, almost in a reversed role order, telling me on  what to do or not to do and so on , a great surge of happiness swept inside. This time it was his son on my back ! I complimented his driving  that makes you fall asleep the moment you get inside the car  with his silk smooth driving .He has already crisscrossed the USA  on  wheels and some of his friends over there call him trucker seeing his skill and  stamina  behind the steering wheel.

I was also impressed with his character and the way he started the family life. He did not  receive much mentoring while growing up. He learnt by observation and quickly adapting to the demand of the environment. We must ensure our children imbibe this value.I think this can happen only when we don’t interfere with their thinking and allow them to experiment in life.Let them lay their own path to walk on.