Lesson from brother 2

Back in 2000, when inland letter was THE efficient communication, I wrote a stinker

to my brother, who is 10 years elder to me. He was working in an NGO and was in Gujarat then, working on the relief of people after the aftermath of the earthquake.

My mom was undergoing chemo and I don't know what anger I had, but I wrote to him. Saying, you as a son, have a duty to take care of your parents. No matter your expenses and how much you earn, you ought to give some amount to mom.

I got a reply, and I would never forget what he wrote in it. He had said, thanks for writing and pointing it out. Advise can come from any direction, and that it is valid, even if it comes from a lil sister. His humility and gentleness, blew over me that day. It still does.

It taught me, that counsel/suggestion, no matter, from whom it comes from, is to be honored and respected and followed.. There is no hierarchy to it and that we should be humble enough to accept it.