It all happened in a split second! I still remember the warm Sunday afternoon, 2 decades ago. I was enroute to attend a friend’s birthday.

In a flash, the tuk-tuk swerved, hit the median and toppled over. I was thrown out and dragged along the road for 100 meters before coming to a stop. I could see that I was grievously hurt, but surprisingly I could not sense the pain. Blood was pouring profusely from my scalded arm and here I was requesting passers-by to take me to a hospital. All I remember is some good samaritan took me to the emergency ward of a nearby hospital and that is when I fainted.

I woke up to multiple injuries and only recovered after many months of rehabilitation. To this day, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to be alive. Recuperating in the hospital, is when I realised that my life has been spared for a greater purpose – what that purpose was I did not know, but that memory continues to inspire me even now.

Every time I face a challenge, my instincts revert to this inspiration that is deeply embedded within me – Your Life has been spared for a greater purpose. It is this feeling of deep gratitude that inspires me everyday to deliver my best. #LittleMeInspiringMe