Tareq Nassri speaks of his long journey to self-actualisation.
KUALA LUMPUR: You’ll be surprised to meet Tareq Nassri if you think everyone living with HIV/AIDS looks like the emaciated, raggedy and ghostly figures seen on posters warning of the ailment.
But his own journey to self-actualisation has been long and it came with the heavy price of mental and emotional breakdowns, discrimination as well as rejection from those closest to him. Tareq was a flight attendant with AirAsiaX. He chose to disclose his condition to the company and was surprised to find an understanding employer. He was told he could continue working with the company and he did resume his duties after the two months of lab tests.
But the disappointment with his AirAsia colleagues was mild compared to his experience of working in the communications department of a hotel.
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