Verishni Social Work

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Everyone has their different views about working. Working could be fun if it is enjoyable or working could be painful if it is for survival. Krishna Vrishni was a man that loved working because it kept him busy, it was not fun nor painful. Working meant earning money, it meant spending time to keep himself busy. Krishna Vrishni was born in the rural farmlands of India. He possessed this hard work ethic as a little kid that became his root. He worked many different jobs to obtain his status and standing today. Work is his every essence of living; he knows nothing more to survive. Work has captivated his mind; it has led him to his power.
Work was never complex for Krishna Vrishni. Work was the means of life for him. He started working at the age of 18 at his family farm. He enjoyed this work because it was like a routine, it was easy. It required physical labor and waking up early. He would wake up at 6 AM and start off the day by milking the cows. This is the not the life he dreamed of or wanted. He would often say “my work is for my family, it’s not my identity, but my safe haven.” Krishna only worked to earn money for his family because of the lack of money. He was of lower class and wanted to show the world that he could climb the ladder. He was responsible for taking care of his brothers and sisters as he was the oldest. Krishna says that “work is needed to survive, if you don’t work, you don’t survive.” Krishna learned to grow corn, wheat and rice, which he would eventually sell for money. He had many jobs as a young boy he worked in the
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He has worked hard for everything he has today. Krishna built himself from the bottom to the top. It may have not been the highest ladder, but he can say through hard work he has conquered. Changing his status from lower class to the middle class has been a great struggle for him, but he has accomplished his American

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