Having been brought up by migratory parents, my life has been secluded and lived out carefully. Its fair to say that I didn’t get much of a childhood growing up and when it came to new experiences, it honestly didn’t make me excited at all. That was until I started to get older, it was then that you have a real appreciation for the new and exciting things in life that await you. But it also reminds you of the position you are in and how privileged you are in your day to day lives. My parents where big on the charity thing, whenever they could help those in need they did, and they very much included that on their sons. My whole life has been brought up through the constant remembering that somewhere out there in the world, someone is worse off. Yes that sucks, but rather than waste away feeling guilty, I was taught to use what was around me to my advantage, adapt and survive so I can better live out my life and more importantly help those who couldn’t.

Ozindcare was one of those things that as a kid I didnt get, but as I grew older I began to understand the necessity and impact that it had on the greater community. It combined one of the most prominent countries in the world with over 2 billion people and a lot of suffering with a western society that had an abundance of opportunities. Being Indian was not the easiest thing growing up, I learnt that not only is racism real but the cruelty of the world can demean and destroy a young boy’s self confidence and his drive to better himself in life. But to be able to help people made that young boy re-realise the potential at hand and what can be done to make difference. Ozindcare of course, is run by older people, much more serious in their cause, but with the initiation of a youth branch, it not only opened a wide variety of possibilities for not only myself but a total group of 15 young adults looking to make their mark on the world.

The older generation constantly compare their younger selves to us, and it is fair to say that comparatively they had somewhat of a harder upbringing. With the engraved characteristics of hard work and dedication, they chose to make a difference and help those less fortunate in this day and age even when they don’t have to, and continued to do so in good times and in bad. And so they challenged us to do the same. With a young perspective on life and the world around us, coupled with the abundance of energy that we use in our day-to-day lives, it seems like the right thing to do is to use this to help the helpless and inspire and empower other people to do the same.