GRIT Ed. 9 | Family Matters - Flipbook - Page 28
GRIT Ed. 9 “Family Matters”
REZA & ASIF
1979 & Asif
Reza
challenges, they found the journey
exciting, building together a future
for themselves and for their boys.
it. But he was careful not to let Reza
It was in 1982 when Rustom found
and Asif know about it. He wanted
his passion in real estate and over
them to be grounded, to be grateful
time he became quite successful at
for what they had. Zarina made sure
During lectures and conversations,
Reza often brings up the word
‘discomfort’.
He
talks
about
discomfort as a positive, not to
be scared of, but gotten used to.
And listening to his parents, it
became clear where his affinity for
the word came from. “I don’t think
we realized that it was going to be
as uncomfortable as it was,” said
Zarina, but they had made up their
mind to stay, and to provide their
children with the best education and
opportunities possible.
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the boys knew they could achieve
“When Reza was
twelve and Asif was
ten, I would jokingly
tell them, my dream
for you is to go to
Harvard. It was just
a joke at the time”
ZARINA SATCHU
anything they wanted, if they worked
hard. The boys took the advice to
heart. In fact, Zarina recalled, it had
a part to play in Reza and Asif going
to Harvard.
Harvard Dreams
“When
Reza
was
twelve
and
Asif was ten, I would jokingly tell
them, my dream for you is to go to
Harvard. It was just a joke at the time.
Anyway, I remember when Reza
got into Harvard Business School,