Y SO SERIOUS.....

Hiii,
Today I was full on busy. I had given 2 presentation on techguru. It is going to place tomorrow and day after tomorrow. so i will give u full detail abot that tomorrow and on saturday

Today i m giving you article of chetan bhagat about which i was talking abot

Good Morning everyone and thank you for giving me this chance to speak to
you. This day is about you. You, who have come to this college, leaving the
comfort of your homes (or in some cases discomfort), to become something in
your life. I am sure you are excited. There are few days in human life when
one is truly elated.

The first day in college is one of them. When you were getting ready today,
you felt a tingling in your stomach. What would the auditorium be like,
what would the teachers be like, who are my new classmates - there is so
much to be curious about. I call this excitement, the spark within you that
makes you feel truly alive today.

Today I am going to talk about keeping the spark shining. Or to put it
another way, how to be happy most, if not all the time.

Where do these sparks start? I think we are born with them. My 3-year old
twin boys have a million sparks. A little Spiderman toy can make them jump
on the bed. They get thrills from creaky swings in the park. A story from
daddy gets them excited. They do a daily countdown for birthday party
several months in advance ââ'¬" just for the day they will cut their own
birthday cake.

I see students like you, and I still see some sparks. But when I see older
people, the spark is difficult to find. That means as we age, the spark
fades. People whose spark has faded too much are dull, dejected, aimless
and bitter. Remember Kareena in the first half of Jab We Met vs the second
half? That is what happens when the spark is lost. So how to save the
spark?

Imagine the spark to be a lamp's flame. The first aspect is nurturing - to
give your spark the fuel, continuously. The second is to guard against
storms. To nurture, always have goals.

It isn't any external measure - a certain cost to company pay package, a
particular car or house. Most of us are from middle class families. To us,
having material landmarks is success and rightly so.

If that was the case, Mr. Ambani would not show up for work. Shah Rukh Khan
would stay at home and not dance anymore. Steve Jobs won't be working hard
to make a better iPhone, as he sold Pixar for billions of dollars already.
Why do they do it? They do it because it makes them happy. They do it
because it makes them feel alive.

If you study hard, you can improve your rank. If you practice, your cricket
will get better. You may also know that you cannot become Tendulkar, yet.
But you can get to the next level.

Striving for that next level is important.

Nature designed with a random set of genes and circumstances in which we
were born. To be happy, we have to accept it and make the most of nature's
design. Are you? Goals will help you do that. I must add, 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.
You must have read some quotes - Life is a tough race, it is a marathon or
whatever. No, from what I have seen so far, 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 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 last thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. One
of my yoga teachers used to make students laugh during classes. One student
asked him if these jokes would take away something from the yoga practice.
The teacher said - don't be serious, be sincere. This quote has defined my
work ever since.

Life is not 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, goof up
a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices.

I've told you three things - reasonable goals, balance and not taking it
too seriously that will nurture the spark. However, there are four storms
in life that will threaten to completely put out the flame. These must be
guarded against. These are disappointment, frustration, unfairness and
loneliness of purpose.

Finally, the last point that can kill your spark is isolation. As you grow
older you will realize you are unique. When you are little, all kids want
Ice cream and Spiderman. As you grow older to college, you still are a lot
like your friends. But ten years later and you realize you are unique. What
you want, what you believe in, what makes you feel, may be different from
even the people closest to you. This can create conflict as your goals may
not match with others. . And you may drop some of them.

Basketball captains in college invariably stop playing basketball by the
time they have their second child. They give up something that meant so
much to them. They do it for their family. But in doing that, the spark
dies. Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then
others.
Thank You.
Chetan Bhagat

That's all
just great
enjoy........