by NR INDRAN / INT

Mumbai : It’s not a revolutionary product he’s discovered to get fit quick; or a signature service he’s created that promises health for life. No, just as Michael Jackson implored his fans everywhere to simply ‘Heal The World’ Heal The World Heal The WorldHeal Heal The Worldheal T in his path-breaking 1991 hit, so is Mickey Mehta reminding emotionally bankrupt Indians that love and compassion are all the ingredients required to make the world a better place to be in.

“We can’t do great things with little love, but we can do small things with great love,” explains the holistic health guru, life coach and philosopher of several eminent Indians. Lest you don’t get the idea, Mickey says, “People have become calculating and selfish, there is extreme jealousy everywhere, we are stingy even with our smiles, restrained in our thanks… for what, there is such joy in giving, such satisfaction in sharing, such bliss in simply caring.”

It does not require a press conference to tell people that, but what Mickey is hoping to do with his no-costs, no-strings-attached Heal The World initiative, is get people to reach out at whatever level they are economically and socially comfortable, and make some lesser person’s day. “It could be with ten rupees to a beggar at a signal, it could be with rations, education, medical aid or clothes to the people who work for you, it could be just a smile to a distressed stranger,” he says, adding, “don’t wait for an occasion to start sharing and caring, let your day start and end with it.”

He got the inspiration when he saw how effective his portal, www.mickeymehtahbf.com, was in changing people’s lives. It is said among wellness enthusiasts that just spending 5 minutes on this exhaustive health and wellness portal, can benefit a person’s life for the next 5 years… and at no cost. Now, Mickey wants to reach out through his legion of friends and followers on Facebook and make the world a better place. And just as Michael Jackson preferred to stay out of his Heal The World video and let the lyrics and images of children reaching out to help others tell the story, Mickey’s message is, “Let’s do it together.”

If giving, sharing and caring does not come easy to you, but you are starting to feel the stirrings of belief in this concept, then follow Mickey Mehta on Facebook and let him show you the way. He’s taught people how to swim, to exercise breath be healthy, to live better lives, now he wants to show you how to be caring and make the difference. “That’s the first step towards universal compassion,” he insists. “Unleash the kindness within yourself, philanthropy begins at the grassroots level, we all have love within ourselves… and even a smile or a prayer in good faith can unleash a powerful and joyous response. The time has come to heal the world.”

Sharing his infectious enthusiasm, is India Inc matriarch Mrs. Rajashree Birla, who in a Video recorded message that expressed heartfelt support to Mickey and showed her lighting a lamp to launch the movement with him, said, “Heal the World is a very noble concept. Just as we now lit a lamp, and this one lamp can light another lamp, so too if one person helps another, it will be wonderful… each one must reach one.”

The event was hosted by the very polite and gracious Raageshwari Loomba at Amadeus, NCPA, Mumbai. Amadeus particularly was chosen as the venue since the translation of this Latin name quite literally means the “Love of God” and it was the ideal setting to announce the launch of an initiative driven by love and compassion.

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