Summary:
I have a Dream is a book (non-fiction) which bears 20 awe-inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who chose to walk on the path of success-in-business intertwined with that of service to the society. The book starts with the story of Bindeshwar Pathak of Sulabh International, the guy who revolutionized Indian public-lavatory system and turned his company's meager performance into an organization which has its annual turnover running into crores.
The book has other such fascinating or rather compelling stories of individuals who dared to look inside themselves and explore their inner space to reach to the core of human values of service among other higher aspirations.
Review:
The Author - Rashmi Bansal of I have a Dream tries to light the candle of selflessness in the hearts of young entrepreneurs and people at large, of the society. The business environment where profit precedes integrity is the reality of today, the heartburn that the author feels is poured out in the book but also with the healing and caressing warmth of the light-bearers or the individuals who dare to be different in this society of self-bound herds. The individuals are visionaries who try to amass social good into their business policies and successfully accomplish the goal of spreading love and care with proper and holistic management of resources.
I have a Dream challenges its readers to go on a journey beyond self and view things from an Absolute level, thus integrating the whole into one and reduce the sense of separation among people. It picks up the pieces of our collective-fragmentation caused by the evil of greed and mindless acquisition by the power-hungry institutions and tries to gather and reassemble with powerful stories. 'CASTE AWAY', 'TEACH A MAN TO FISH', 'THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR','LEAD KINDLY, LIGHT', 'THE HUNGRY TIDE', 'THE NAKED TRUTH' and 'SOUL FOOD' are some of the best works of the book, that are as captivating as they are enlightening. The story of Dhruv Lakra who started 'Mirakle Couriers' which employs deaf people is one such story, He realized that as there is no scope of verbal communication while delivering couriers, the service of deaf people of the society can be utilized.
The stories in I have a Dream are written with an objective of making one realize the need for compassion that continues burning in everyone's heart no matter how much one chooses to ignore it. The pain or suffering of an individual cannot be separated from joy and happiness of another as we are all inter-connected beings trying to fit into our subjective realities. The book is seen flagging this issue of one's rise to his higher-self, a self that is all-pervading.
The business models that the individuals designed incorporate the needs and interests of not only the company but people at large and do a lot more than just common good. Tolerance, forbearance and other such attitudes that shine the individual's radiance comprise I have a Dream's glory. The intelligence of the individuals in the stories is not restricted to their Company's growth but also to their higher goals of service and sacrifice, thus raising the quality of life at an individual and a collective level.
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