Empathy Stories: Ripple Effect
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This episode comes from India where our guest tell us of his decision to leave his corporate career to become a “Mentor Father” to over 38 abandoned, abused or orphaned girls. Having found the true meaning and purpose of his life he explains how he has devoted his heart, mind, soul and wealth as a full-time volunteer and a ‘Mentor Father’ for over 10 years. Telling of his journey to change the path of child brides,abadoned children and cast aside female youth, he talks of his belief that all children are “lotuses waiting to blossom’ if they are given the support, guidance, care and time to do so, He shares how him and his wife are leading these young women to change their destinies by teaching them the life skills they need to face a world as an independent, educated young adults. Having seen hundreds of girls pass through this ‘family living’ structure he talks about what makes ‘family’ family, even when there are no blood ties.  As inspiring as he is committed, he enables us to understand the true meaning of purpose, service and parenthood in the most open minded of lenses and how true kindness can create a ripple effect onto the generations to come. You can read more of this story and the journeys of the unbelievable young women rebuilding their futures in Deepak’s book, Wings to Fly. It is available to purchase on Amazon with funds going towards sustaining this critical work for young women and girls into the future. https://www.amazon.com/Wings-Fly-Nurturing-Dreams-Come/dp/B0B5HQF4CR The book intends to inspire one to make significant contributions to society, nature and the universe in multiple ways If you would like to find out more about Deepak’s work with Udayan Care and support their continued efforts you can find out more via his LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-sharma-udayancare/ or via www.udayancare.org   For more empathy content, you can follow Mimi on... InstagramTikTokLinkedIn Music Credits: https://ncs.io/PLHome NCS / NoCopyrightSounds: Empowering Creators through No Copyright & Royalty Free Music
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