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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