
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."!!!