There is no great talent without great
WILLPOWER
BC: Y o u s a i d a b ou t y our tur ning point, c a n y ou
e l a bor a te ?
V R: W he n I m e t M r . I s a c Sw a m i da s a nd He
s a i d " J E S US L O V ES YO U", I don't k now
s om e h ow I l i k e d tha t pe r s on, but I a rgue d w ith
h i m , th a t i f J e s u s lov e s m e the n, w h y a m I
g oi n g thr ou gh he l l?
"G O D HAS W O NDERFUL PLAN FO R YO U MY
S O N" j us t h a v e fa ith, he r e plie d. firs t tim e
s om e o ne h a s ta l k e d to m e lik e this a fte r m y
a c c i de nt, a nd I tru s te d tha t guy , a n d I jus t told
h i m , pl e a s e he l p m e to ge t out this he ll..
He k ne w I w a s i n w r ong pa th be c a us e of m y
d i s a bi l i ty a nd c i rc um s ta nc e s , but h e w a nte d to
s a v e m e s o h e too k m e to "TEEN CHALLENG E"
NG O , w h e r e he i n tr oduc e d m e to the dire c tor
o f tha t NG O , M r. K.K De v r a j.
W he n he m e t m e a nd s a id, "Vinod, G od is
w i l l i n g to g i v e y ou a nothe r c ha nc e a nd w a nts
to gi v e y o u opp or tunity to im pr ov e y our life ,
a re y ou w i l l i ng to ta k e tha t opportu nity ?"
T he v e r y fi r s t ti m e s om e one ha s a s k e d m e
a bout m y l i fe a n d future , I im m e dia te ly s a id, I
w i l l d o a n y thi ng b ut ple a s e he lp m e .
He s a i d , fo r us to he lp y ou, y ou w ill ha v e to m op the pre m is e s e v e ry da y a n d h a v e t o m a k e t e a a n d
b re a k fa s t for th e s ta ff. The y w a nte d to c he c k m y de te rm ina tion a nd w il l i n g n e s s , I i m m e d i a t e l y a g r e e d .
And tha t d e c i s i on of m ine c ha nge d e v e ry thing for m e , tha t w a s in 1 9 9 4 a n d a f t e r 2 4 y e a r s , y o u c a n s e e
m y l i fe , a n d I m us t te ll y ou a nd be lie v e tha t "EVERYTHING HAPPENS F O R A R E A S O N , J U S T T R U S T
G O D, BE CAUS E HE O NLY KNO W S W HATS BEST FO R YO U".
BC: S e ri o us l y I m us t te ll y ou, y ou ha v e ha d trouble d c hildhood. And I a m e a g e r t o k n o w a b o u t y o u r l i f e
a fte r tu r ni ng p oi nt, w he n y ou de c ide d to join "TEEN CHALLENG E" NG O .
V R: S ta y i n g i n T E E N CHALLENG E NG O , w a s re a lly c ha lle nging, I le a rnt a b o u t d i s c i p l i n e t h e r e , w e a l l
h a v e to w a k e up e a r ly a nd s ta r t doing de s igna te d w ork , I le a rne d te a m w o r k a n d i m p o r t a n c e o f
o be di e n c e , I l e a rnt to s a c r ific e , be c a us e in thos e da y s , NG O 's did not u s e d t o g e t g o o d d o n a t i o n s , w e
h a v e to s u rv i v e o n the lim ite d re s ourc e s a nd the re w e re s o m a ny c hild r e n ' s l i k e m e .