Monday, May 2, 2016 Service
"Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you."
— Kahlil Gibran

5 Life Lessons From My Specially-Abled Son

5 Life Lessons From My Specially-Abled Son
Global tech executive VR Ferose has been celebrated for his considerable accomplishments in the business world. The guiding inspiration and motivating force in his life? His five-year-old son Vivaan who was diagnosed a few years ago with autism. "My journey as a parent of a specially-abled son has been one of extreme emotions -- from disappointment to hope; from pain to joy; from love to anguish -- it's been a journey like never before." In this powerful piece Ferose shares five lessons he's gleaned from his son.

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