What matters most to me and why ?

I was born and brought up in a small city called "Vizag" located in Southern part of India. I belong to a middle class family. My father started his career as a constable in Andhra Pradesh State Police Department and now currently serving as sub inspector of police. My mother started her career as a clerk in Vizag Steel Plant and now reached up to junior officer level in the same organization. I have one elder brother and two elder sisters , all are married, and one younger sister who has just completed her undergraduate college.Even though we were five children, my parents have never let us down on any of our requests.Even though they were not highly educated, they believed in the power of education. They took several loans, borrowed money from others to support our schooling, and college. At a time when their colleagues and family friends were investing money in real estate , shares etc., my parents had invested in us. We were their assets , their shares, their investments vehicles. They instilled strong family values in us. So my family matters a lot to me.

Vizag was my whole world until my tenth grade.After my tenth grade, when my parents were contemplating on which junior college i should attend, i read in the newspaper about a new coaching center called "Kaizen Academy," started by Dr. K.V.Kumar . I insisted my parents to accompany me to see this new academy. I talked to Dr. Kumar for 15mins and i was spell-bound by his energy and enthusiasm. I knew that i found the right place. My parents were very reluctant as it was newly started. But they respected my decision and i got admitted in Kaizen Academy. The next two years were one of the most defining moments of my life as during this period i came in contact with several enthusiastic students in the academy and had a continuous improvement in my personality and perception under the guidance of Dr. K Kumar. He inculcated in me a sense of competition , inspired me on several occasions and instilled in me the thought of continuous improvement in every aspect of my life: personal or academic or social. Whether it was during good times , for example, when I secured high scores in X1th grade or during bad times , for instance when i suffered chicken pox right before my high school exams, he had always been supportive and encouraging. He ingrained the word KAIZEN in my mind.