Death is the destination we all share

But in this life?

Few weeks ago, the internet was furious.

The death of a consultant due to work stress had caused a chaos throughout the country.

The entire nation came out in #MeToo movement of how their manager also caused them stress.

However, the question is:

Did we take a single step to change how we work?
Did we learn to say no and draw our boundaries?
Did we take proactive measures to take care of our physical and mental health?

If yes, you are my hero. Thank you, my friend. I’d love to listen more from you. Could you please write to me to share how.

If no, and I guess most of us are in that category, maybe the unfortunate demise of someone’s young daughter due to work hasn’t caused an internal change in us.

And that’s sad. Heartbreaking.

Which brings me to the very recent demise of the simple and humble Mr. Ratan Tata.

Every single post upto 3-4 days after his demise was laden with the kindness of the business tycoon, and what magic he created with his profit and presence.

The question that comes is again the same:

How did we practice kindness in our own lives?

Maybe most of us cannot invest 7 or 8 figures in someone else’s business, but can we be kind to the delivery boys that come to deliver our groceries, by giving them a genuine smile?

Or maybe, we could be generous with tipping our helping staff this Diwali, and giving them one month’s bonus. What we will pay them is something most of us will spend extravagantly on things we don’t even need, but it will change their festival.

The question, my friend, isn’t about how much we do or what we change.

But the question is if we choose to change by the demises that impact the entire nation, whether it is a globally famous tycoon or someone like us who was just doing her job away from home.

Don’t let your death be the reason of your own regret. Let the death of others be the guiding light for you to decide how to die. Maybe that is when we will create a world that honours the death of people who have passed on.

PS: This is what moved me more than 6 years ago to fully change my career; and then write an eBook on Career Change about it. The impact this book has is something still moves me every single day.

For those wondering and wanting to change their career right now, here is the link.

I hope this short email before the outset of winter on a pre-Diwali weekend helps you think about life, and maybe change what you know you must change :)

On that note, stay raw, stay real my friend.

Nishtha Gehija

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