Of pets, cars, peace, and selflessness

May 02, 2014 05:36 pm | Updated 05:36 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram:

Ashita V., 21

B. Tech Student

What is your most prized possession?

Possession would be the wrong word. Uninhibited love and honesty cannot be seen better anywhere else than in a dog. The family pet of 12 years, Tommy.

If you were granted a wish what would it be?

To see a better India where politicians and citizens would have equal consequences for all their actions.

Your biggest fear?

Loss of a loved one; loss of my own identity.

What does happiness mean to you?

Being at the right place at the right time with the right people.

If you could what would you undo?

The good and the bad decisions come with lessons. Undoing a the decision would take away the wisdom.

Vishnu Kumar S.L., 31

Team leader, Accentia Technologies

What is your most prized possession?

My car.

If you were granted a wish what would it be?

To go back to the good old days and start from school days once again.

Your biggest fear?

Living without a single penny in the wallet.

What does happiness mean to you?

Going back home from work without stress stress free and spending quality time with my family.

If you could what would you undo?

My temper.

Anitha Johns Varghese, 50

Section Officer, University of Kerala

What is your most prized possession?

My family.

If you were granted a wish what would it be?

To eradicate poverty.

Your biggest fear?

Saying the wrong things.

What does happiness mean to you?

Living in peace with everyone.

If you could, what would you undo?

I would go back to my college days and join a college where I could continue playing volleyball.

Nidha Raj R., 28

Doctor

What is your most prized possession?

My mother. I am all that I am because of her.

If you were granted a wish what would it be?

I wish that people would be more selfless. Then, truly, the world would be a better place.

Your biggest fear?

Nothing, really. I consider myself as one of those fearless individuals.

What does happiness mean to you?

Bringing a smile on someone’s face and knowing that I am responsible for that smile.

If you could what would you undo?

Make people – and the world – less profit minded.

A. Babyamma, 55

Domestic help

What is your most prized possession?

My family and the small plot of land I possess.

If you were granted a wish what would it be?

To go back to the Gulf and earn enough money to build a house.

Your biggest fear?

What is going to happen when I too old to work?

What does happiness mean to you?

The fact that my husband has stopped drinking.

If you could what would you undo?

Save more money.

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