Where Work meets Purpose

Where work meets Purpose,
where spirit is high,
where value flows free,
where great work is all around us,

Where work is not broken,
into fragments and compartments,
by narrow domestic job descriptions,
where passion is all around us,

Where ideas compete,
Where discussions emerge,
Where unlearning happens,
Where learning is all around us,

Where egos and degrees take a back seat,
Where experience makes way for exposure,
Where inertia and friction make way for openness,
Where humility is all around us,

Where marks remain goal posts,
Where syllabus remains the playground,
Where the learner is led by purpose,
Where true learning is all around us,

Where student is allowed to question,
Where student's imagination is respected,
Where teacher learns from student,
Where sense-making is all around us,

Where students are not spoon fed,
Where students' intellect is recognized,
Where students are empowered,
Where excellence is all around us,

Where education is choice,
Where education is opted by all,
Where education is valued,
Where depth of truth is all around us,

Where education connects,
Where education unites,
Where world is a global village,
Where humanity is all around us,

Where learning travels across the world,
Where learning has no boundaries,
Where learning empathizes,
Where humanity is all around us,

Where aesthetics of subjects are shown,
Where purpose of subjects are shown,
Where why questions are thought through,
Where depth of truth is all around us,

Where students see life in subjects,
Where students see strategy in subjects,
Where students emerge as thought leaders,
Where real education is all around us,

Where the boundaries of theory and practical are broken,
Where education is seen as search for truth,
Where content is broken down,
Where intellect is all around us,

Where analytical/critical/logical faculties are engaged,
Where synthetic/creative/lateral faculties are engaged,
Where faculties of the mind are harnessed,
where intellect is all around us,

Where values drive education,
Where values drive life,
Where values drive the economy,
Where happiness is all around us,

Where work and education are seen as one,
Where depth of thought is experienced,
Where every thinker and doer experience bliss,
Where enlightenment is all around us,

Where people wait for Mondays, after holidays,
Where people take initiative, and work,
Where people contribute, for a better world,
Where euphoria is all around us,

Where doctors love healing,
Where engineering love making,
Where teachers love teaching,
Where purpose is all around us,

Where the next generation is experiencing education,
Where the next generation is experiencing wisdom,
Where the next generation is connected with purpose,
Where purpose is all around us,

Where we no longer need a heaven,
Where we experience bliss on earth,
Into that new world, O'Bapu,
Let my people awake!