Tuesday

Speech by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis

Don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced,

successful life. I use the word balanced before successful.

Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in

good order. There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your

breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is

not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions. "Life is one of those races in

nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your

mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same is with

life where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only

worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the

success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start

to die. ............ .......

One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. Life is

not meant to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are

like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last

another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to

get so worked up? ............ ....

It's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof up a few

interviews, take leave from work, fall in love, little fights with your

spouse. We are people, not programmed devices..... ...." :)

"Don't be serious, be sincere."!!!


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