Varun
Kohli, VP revenue, Sieger Solutions, a staunch
believer in the Almighty, tells Richa Dubey
that God means the world to him.
By Birth you are
I am from a broadminded Hindu family.
Religion you follow
There are certain ideals and principles which
we thrive on. For me God is in everybody. In fact,
for me I see God in my parents. My dad is no more
but my mom is still alive.
Your beliefs and places of pilgrimage
I believe in Vaishnodevi a lot. That does
not mean that I do not worship any other God.
The other Gods are always there in my mind. I
firmly believe that the best thing that God gave
me is my family. I do speak to God when I am down
and tensed due to pressure. It is religious belief
that keeps me going.
Values that you carry
For me, values of a person are very important.
Values come if one fears life, fears God. Fear
makes you value everything. I am very honest about
it. According to me, God wants one to value before
it is given to them. There is a time when he teaches
you and he has his own way.
When we are in a trouble we know God will take
care of us. Somewhere down the line that prevents
you from taking wrong decisions. I think I have
a strong bond with the Almighty and I certainly
believe that that people who do not believe in
God do not understand life. Ultimately he is the
Creator.
Positive thinking...
For me Positive thinking comes from God because
I know that if I do wrong someday I will have
to give answers to somebody, maybe after death.
Karmology...
I believe in Karma. If one does anything wrong
it comes back to us. So based on that I am very
clear on what I have to do. My only idea is that
I intentionally never tried to hurt anybody. This
is the biggest gift because that fear of God and
interaction with him keeps me going and away from
bad things.
To be very honest, I am very blunt and that has
landed me into a lot of trouble at times. This
is how I am, accept me or reject me.
Are you Destiny's child?
When I am doing great I say wow! I am a destiny's
child. At times I say I am not. It's a mixed feeling.
So in a way no one is destiny's child. It's like
a graph, going up and coming down.
I am a very strong believer of karma and strongly
believe in life after death. God is the master,
he is playing a game and we all are participants.
We have to just play our parts to our best. I
still remember once in my class, I planned with
my friends to bunk and go to the field to play
and as soon as we entered the field something
in me dissuaded me from going onto the field.
I don't know what it was. Love or fear but that
was strange. I had not completed my homework and
I knew I was going to get a good bashing from
my teacher. That was the first time I realised
what happens to you when you do anything wrong.
After that I never bunked college.
At the same time my family has always stopped
me from doing anything wrong though they have
given me freedom. Yet I never touched alcohol
or smoked. I have always believed in Karma and
it is still attached to me. It is not that I wished
to but I did it out of choice.
My idea is clear that I should not play around
with other's sentiments. I can tell anybody on
the face if I like or dislike them. This is the
influence that God has.
My mom has always taught me that God exists everywhere.
After my college, I was struggling to get a break
but I was unable to and then suddenly I met someone
at a party who called me the next morning. I met
him and as the saying goes, the rest is history.
There is a Supreme Power above. Whenever I am
emotionally down, something just comes in and
that's God's way. This is the value you have and
probably because of that I have been very straightforward.
I have never misused my power. End result is that
I am stable.
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