“O God, I don’t need a kingdom nor do I desire to be an emperor. I don’t want rebirth or the golden vessels or heaven. I don’t need anything from you. O Lord, if you want to give me something, then give me a soft heart and hard hands, so that I can wipe the tears of others.”
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Sudha Murty,
Here, There and Everywhere: Best-Loved Stories of Sudha Murthy