Success after failure

After not being able to reach to the summit of Mount K2, Greg Mortenson is pulled back, welcomed and sheltered by the nearby villagers of Korphe. During his stay for seven weeks, he observed the condition of the villagers. Besides poverty, he encountered many aspects about the villagers that made him do something for them. The major factor that led him to take some initials to help the villager was he wanted to bring education on that village. There he saw many young girls who were interested in learning and so he thought this would not only help them but the villagers would benefit as well. So he went back to United States and thought of building a project where he could contribute something towards to villagers of Korphe. There he gathered funds and some technologies in order to build schools for children of Pakistan and Afghanistan. He came back and built many schools for them. He devoted his time understanding the people and educating the young girls.

This is one of the moments where I found that had an important insight in Three Cups of Tea. Personally I found that Greg Mortenson wanted to bring a change in the village and the villagers so he did something humanitarian a social cause to the people out there. When he was not able to climb Mt. K2, he could have just gone back to his country and carried on his life but he had different things in his minds and helped the villagers for a noble cause. This was one of the most beautiful aspects of the book. Not even caring for his own family, he used to stay and help the villagers for the whole half of the year.

Talking about my experience in Global Beginnings, I did go through a lot of situations where I had to make choices and these choices have a positive and a negative impact. The first ten days in Paris was something which everyone would not even think of doing. Instead of getting to know about the French culture and people, I was so lazy to go out. In a sense, I was not at all interested in the learning about the French culture. As we began to experience many things about the French culture, I found many difficulties whether it is the language or the understanding about their culture. This made me feel completely left out and thus slowly and steadily, I started to socialize with the French people showing a keen interest in their language and culture. During this period of time, I encountered various aspects about their culture which not only broadened my knowledge of understanding but has helped me to connect it with my daily life as well. There after I have started to respect and appreciate different cultures.