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R. Madhavan
Actor

Organ Donation: A Responsibility Towards Humanity

As we move towards a more to think beyond our cultural and
advanced and globalized world, religious beliefs and focus on
it is important to think about our how we can serve our society.
responsibilities towards each I have seen the impact of
other. One such responsibility organ donation through my work
is organ donation, a cause that in a web series called ‘Breathe’,
has been gaining attention in where I played the father of
recent years. I myself pledged a son who was waiting for his
to donate my organs over ten lung to be replaced. You can
years ago, and I have seen first- see the anguish the family goes
hand the impact it can have. through, but when they hear
When I made the decision that someone has pledged their
to pledge my organs, there was organs and they are next in line,
still a lot of superstition and little you can see the joy and hope
awareness about it. However, I that fills them. There are also
believed then, as I do now, that amazing stories of successful
it was a selfless and effortless people having transplants and
thing to do. There are many becoming useful contributors to
cultures and people who are society.
skeptical about organ donation. When I made the decision
However, we must understand to pledge my organs, everyone
that culture and traditions are in my family agreed, and we
not static and that they evolve publicised it. I didn't see what
with time. As humans, we have the big deal was; it's a great way
advanced technologically, to help other people. I think it is
and we must also advance our important for people to realise
thinking and actions. We need that organ donation can have a
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