ARE YOUR EYES CLOSED?

ARE YOUR EYES CLOSED? We Talk About Big Things. But What Are We

Actually Doing? A twenty-minute drive changed the question for Dr.

Abhishek Gilara. On his way to a welfare organisation’s retreat at a five-star

hotel, he passed through narrow lanes and visibly less-developed surroundings.

Then came the luxury of the destination. Two worlds. One road. And one

uncomfortable question: We talk so much about development—but what are

we personally doing about what we can clearly see?

Are Your Eyes Closed? is not a book against wealth, luxury or success. It is a call to make success useful. Through

reflections on entrepreneurship, welfare, craftsmanship, responsibility and nation-building, Dr. Gilara argues that

prosperity should not remain an isolated island. It should build bridges—to skills, education, employment, markets,

dignity and opportunity. This is not a call to solve every problem. It is a call to stop using the size of the problem as

an excuse for doing nothing. See. Understand. Ask. Connect. Act. Measure. Improve. Repeat. Because the real measure

of compassion is not how deeply a problem disturbed us. It is what became better because we saw it. Don’t just

cross the village. Build a bridge to it.