'The joy of experience!'
"Fredrick Douglas in his autobiography, ' Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas, An American Slave'' says, "Knowledge is valuable because it is the key to freedom..." Centuries later, under very different circumstances, I would like to emphasise that one of the most reliable and key contributors to knowledge is experience ..." said the speaker in his long and eloquent speech. I was invited to the annual day of a prominent company in Bengaluru. It was a well organised function with beautifully decorated halls studded with eminent personalities and top shelf wine to raise a toast. Almost picture perfect! It was that time of the day when the sun kissed the horizon for the second time and the tired faces showed the efforts being put in by the listeners to keep their eyes from shutting. "The more you explore, the more you learn. Never stop yourself from taking the next step as you are always meant to be more. Experience is the bridge between classr...