That was one of the key points that I have taken away from Mosaic. That this network can connect you to the right people at the right time and help you realize what you are capable of accomplishing if only shown the right way.
In lieu of this, I'm currently working on an Alumni Lecture Series at my department. Mosaic's mentoring program was the basic inspiration for this. Before going to Mosaic, it was hard to see what was the use of mentors. It's a much abused term that didn't make sense. I did not have mentors either. Now I do.
It was strangely enough at the FCO dinner on Thursday night that it made sense. I was lucky to sit with Rokhsana Fiaz of The Change Institute and she said something very meaningful.
"Be a leader."
Small words, but they made sense when she said it. She had decided to bring about change in her community and she had taken initiative to go for it. The Change Institute works with the government and local communities to bring about 'change', to root out evils like racism and prejudices from our communities.
If we can find such people to look up to instead of corrupt models of 'success', I feel that our youth would be headed on the right track.
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