My father, K N Sabnis was a great influence on my perspectives in life. During our childhood, he once offered to serve ‘English Tea’ in the evening. My brother and me rushed back home, during our break while playing. We were disappointed to see a scene far below our high expectations.
We expected some exotic form of tea. But we found our regular tea waiting in separate containers as tea, milk and sugar. We had to mix the three items in a cup and stir it to prepare our cup of tea. When asked about the difference from the regular, he smiled and said, ‘you get to make your own cup as per your wish!’
‘As you please’ is a wonderful phrase that indicates the right to choose and get what one wishes for. In an increasingly mechanical world, it offers options based on needs and wants. It offers discretion beyond the single choice of uniformity. It empowers the individual’s power of free will.
So often, so many of us offer no choice to the recipient of our gift. So often, so many of us refrain from disclosing our preference when something is forced upon us. Choice is eventually about options and the freedom to select as you please.
Choice is also about onus. It is about taking ownership of one’s needs and wants. It is about being sensitive to the needs and wants of others, instead of forcing uniformity. It is about allowing others to make their cup as they please! It is about insisting on exercising the choice to make your own cup as you please!
As free will and onus increase
Make your cup… as you please!
~ Pravin K Sabnis
We expected some exotic form of tea. But we found our regular tea waiting in separate containers as tea, milk and sugar. We had to mix the three items in a cup and stir it to prepare our cup of tea. When asked about the difference from the regular, he smiled and said, ‘you get to make your own cup as per your wish!’
‘As you please’ is a wonderful phrase that indicates the right to choose and get what one wishes for. In an increasingly mechanical world, it offers options based on needs and wants. It offers discretion beyond the single choice of uniformity. It empowers the individual’s power of free will.
So often, so many of us offer no choice to the recipient of our gift. So often, so many of us refrain from disclosing our preference when something is forced upon us. Choice is eventually about options and the freedom to select as you please.
Choice is also about onus. It is about taking ownership of one’s needs and wants. It is about being sensitive to the needs and wants of others, instead of forcing uniformity. It is about allowing others to make their cup as they please! It is about insisting on exercising the choice to make your own cup as you please!
As free will and onus increase
Make your cup… as you please!
~ Pravin K Sabnis
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