Leaving a lasting legacy...

I had the privilege of speaking at the signograph
Event organised by YI and CII of Tirupur,
among an august lineup of speakers, each accomplished in their own way. One particular moment moved me to tears.
The recognition of the Family of Thiru D O Asher
and Jaivabai Asher for building and donating over 7 acres of land in 1942 to start a girls school.A family's commitment to educating girls at a time when girls' education was far from common.

Decades later, members of that family, now themselves in their ripe old age, were present to be honoured.
It set me thinking.
When we leave this world, we cannot take anything with us. Napoleon is said to have demonstrated this through his open hands in the coffin.
We all know this truth. But how many of us truly live by it?
What do we leave behind when we are gone?
Watching that elderly brothers receive the honour, I could sense the reverence they carried for their grandparents —
What extraordinary foresight that generation possessed!
The school they helped create became their legacy — a legacy that continues to touch lives long after they are gone.
I offer my deepest salutations to this family.
May their story remind us that the greatest wealth we can leave behind is not what we possess, but the lives we enrich.

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