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Adi Godrej, Industrialist.

What does spirituality mean to you?
I think about it as a bit of philosophy and a bit of reflections—anything different from the material world in which I am involved on a day-to-day basis. I was born a Zoroastrian but was completely agnostic in my youth. I have grown closer to religion in the past few years. Zoroastrianism does not have too many taboos, bans, superstitions or rituals. It focuses on simple principles like good thoughts, good words and good deeds. So it somehow suits my very rational and scientific mind.

Do you believe you are guided and protected by a superior force?
I do feel I have been very fortunate in my life and so at times I feel blessed and thank my fate. But there is no such thing as destiny. Life is a combination of probability, logic and my own input. It turns out as I mould it and is not shaped by some abstract external force. I am the architect of my life.

Do you believe you have a special mission or purpose in this life?
I do not think we come to earth with a specific mission. Rather, we create our own. Being born in the family I belong to, I obviously had very special circumstances to help me achieve things I believe in—for instance, ensuring the company’s employees’ success; or spending on charity for education or health instead of giving to beggars, which I definitely do not believe in, or building temples, which I think is a waste of money.

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