Pick One Person to Help
Then Help as Much as you Can Pick one person to help, then help him or her as much as you can. I have picked my driver, Ashif and his five mates, including his brother-in-law, Moinu. Before I bought my SUV, I relied on the very reliable services of Ashif. He took me to and from the university, guided me through the phone souk, computer souk, fabric souk, and other shopping destinations, sat by my bedside while I recovered from three surgeries, picked up my dry cleaning, got a new battery for my swim watch, and performed other tasks. I quickly started calling him my personal assistant, which he enjoyed. He arrived on time. Waited patiently for me to get to his car and safely seated. He learned I liked to ride with the radio off. He knew I would comment, then share the report, on the air quality in Doha. Each year, for two to three months over the summer, he would go back to Kerala, India to stay with his family. His daily calls on...