GIVING

Emmanuel Sumithran Gnanamanickam, a community leader and manager of an NGO providing services to tribal areas in South India, says the most important thing he's learned from his patients is that life cannot go on without trust. Working in a way that respects each person's individuality creates bonds of trust, which allows larger-scale transformation to take place.

IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT EVERYONE TO AGREE. I ACCEPT ALL EXCEPTIONS. I WILL PROVIDE FOR WHOEVER NEEDS WITHOUT GIVING UP MY ALL. MY ENDS WILL COME ABRUPTLY BUT I WILL LEAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE. THAT WAY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO RELY ON FAITH ALONE.