My cook, my inspiration (Part II)

The following 3 years, my cook's daughter worked very hard to get her engineering degree. When she graduated, knowing her attitude and perseverance, my husband arranged for an interview in his office. People who did not know her, interviewed and she passed the interview. She worked in my husband's office as a QA person for 3 years and one of the other sponsorers recommended her for a job with a better offer.

She came back to us asking for advice. We felt that she must take up the better paying job for her family's sake. Her brother and sister by then were doing engineering too and she was funding their education. Today she has travelled to the USA two times in her job and is making a whole big difference to her family and her sorroundings. They are planning to build their own home shortly.

On the other hand, my cook continues to come to my house doing her chores. She says "I will work as long as my hands can permit". My children will be leaving me sooner or later to take care of their future.

I've learnt a lot from them. Their attitude towards work, responsibility, perseverance, resilience, meeting adversity with a certain state of mind amazes me to no end. My cook not only gives me food to eat but very often gives me food for thought.

Somtimes, I feel blessed to have had this experience.