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Shahnaz Husain, Beautician

What does spirituality mean to you?

You can be spiritual by serving God in many other ways than being religious. For me, it is essentially about making a difference in other people’s lives and it is what makes life worthwhile.

Do you believe you are guided and protected by a superior force?

I have noticed that whatever I touch becomes gold, and I cannot make a wrong decision because I am guided in the right direction, as if by a strange spiritual power within me. There is a power moving the universe, that one may call God, and if you are good at heart, It shows you the way.

Do you believe you have a special mission or purpose in this life?

There is no such thing as destiny, we create our own. In my case, I have the power to change people’s lives as looks matter so much. But I had no clue I would ever do such a thing and it happened quite serendipitously. I was married very young (at 15), frustrated and restlessly in search of an occupation. My husband took me to a friend who had heard of an army officer’s wife giving beauty classes --- “put Shahnaz into that and she will stop troubling you” he said. That is how it all started. Had we seen another friend, or had this one not heard of this class, who knows what I would have become. Once in London for further studies, some incidents due to chemical products ---a client committing suicide, another becoming blind--- changed the course of my life again, as they prompted me to look into ayurveda. And without all this, I could not be helping so many people today.

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