three women three stories but not your typical women and not your typical
typical women and not your typical
typical women and not your typical stories we all hail from different
stories we all hail from different
stories we all hail from different places we stride at different paces but
places we stride at different paces but
places we stride at different paces but what unites us is our phrases so here
what unites us is our phrases so here
what unites us is our phrases so here ladies and gentlemen is our story our
ladies and gentlemen is our story our
ladies and gentlemen is our story our ups and downs and all of our glory so
ups and downs and all of our glory so
ups and downs and all of our glory so here our story here are call you cannot
here our story here are call you cannot
here our story here are call you cannot afford to miss this y’all quick question
afford to miss this y’all quick question
afford to miss this y’all quick question do you guys hear how many of you have
do you guys hear how many of you have
do you guys hear how many of you have ever been assigned the task by your
ever been assigned the task by your
ever been assigned the task by your parent/guardian typically mothers to
parent/guardian typically mothers to
parent/guardian typically mothers to watch over a pot of boiling milk and
watch over a pot of boiling milk and
watch over a pot of boiling milk and switch off the stove on time yes and
switch off the stove on time yes and
switch off the stove on time yes and I’ve been assigned this task a million
I’ve been assigned this task a million
I’ve been assigned this task a million times okay yet there is a thirty percent
times okay yet there is a thirty percent
times okay yet there is a thirty percent chance I won’t get the timing right ok
chance I won’t get the timing right ok
chance I won’t get the timing right ok fifty percent I’m going to be honest
fifty percent I’m going to be honest
fifty percent I’m going to be honest here one such day when this catastrophe
here one such day when this catastrophe
here one such day when this catastrophe took place my mum and I run into the
took place my mum and I run into the
took place my mum and I run into the kitchen and we are looking at the dirty
kitchen and we are looking at the dirty
kitchen and we are looking at the dirty store with the spilt milk and that burnt
store with the spilt milk and that burnt
store with the spilt milk and that burnt smell in the air and I am thinking to
smell in the air and I am thinking to
smell in the air and I am thinking to myself oh my god I made a mistake which
myself oh my god I made a mistake which
myself oh my god I made a mistake which basically translates to hey I should
basically translates to hey I should
basically translates to hey I should have switched off the stove on time my
have switched off the stove on time my
have switched off the stove on time my mum is also thinking oh my god I made a
mum is also thinking oh my god I made a
mum is also thinking oh my god I made a mistake which translates to how could I
mistake which translates to how could I
mistake which translates to how could I have assigned such a menial task to
have assigned such a menial task to
have assigned such a menial task to somebody so incompetent like clearly
somebody so incompetent like clearly
somebody so incompetent like clearly she’s a failed product of my parenting
she’s a failed product of my parenting
she’s a failed product of my parenting okay this brings me to the topic of our
okay this brings me to the topic of our
okay this brings me to the topic of our talk today perception the same part of
talk today perception the same part of
talk today perception the same part of Gaunt milk two completely different
Gaunt milk two completely different
Gaunt milk two completely different reactions one of my favorite words in
reactions one of my favorite words in
reactions one of my favorite words in the New Age dictionary is oculus ‘um
the New Age dictionary is oculus ‘um
the New Age dictionary is oculus ‘um okay ah q lism basically means being
okay ah q lism basically means being
okay ah q lism basically means being aware of how small your perspective is
aware of how small your perspective is
aware of how small your perspective is no matter how amazing brilliant
no matter how amazing brilliant
no matter how amazing brilliant fantastic your life is you’re still just
fantastic your life is you’re still just
fantastic your life is you’re still just a sample size of one and for all we know
a sample size of one and for all we know
a sample size of one and for all we know we may be part of a bigger Wilder
we may be part of a bigger Wilder
we may be part of a bigger Wilder experiment now what that experiment is I
experiment now what that experiment is I
experiment now what that experiment is I leave it to your imagination the true
leave it to your imagination the true
leave it to your imagination the true meaning of this word I complete
meaning of this word I complete
meaning of this word I complete understood during my fellowship with
understood during my fellowship with
understood during my fellowship with teach for India I now have 120 kids
teach for India I now have 120 kids
teach for India I now have 120 kids across two cities these kids are my
across two cities these kids are my
across two cities these kids are my students before I flabbergast of you in
students before I flabbergast of you in
students before I flabbergast of you in the crowd I call them my students
the crowd I call them my students
the crowd I call them my students because I call them my kids rather
because I call them my kids rather
because I call them my kids rather because they are the story that i have
because they are the story that i have
because they are the story that i have lived during my time with them and today
lived during my time with them and today
lived during my time with them and today i’m going to share one such story for
i’m going to share one such story for
i’m going to share one such story for confidentiality reasons or let’s name
confidentiality reasons or let’s name
confidentiality reasons or let’s name the boy one of the most inspiring
the boy one of the most inspiring
the boy one of the most inspiring exciting names in all of indian
exciting names in all of indian
exciting names in all of indian references Ramu ok so r amo is this kid
references Ramu ok so r amo is this kid
references Ramu ok so r amo is this kid in my class of fifth grade and he’s
in my class of fifth grade and he’s
in my class of fifth grade and he’s everything that can go wrong ok he’s
everything that can go wrong ok he’s
everything that can go wrong ok he’s violent he’s disruptive you guys have to
violent he’s disruptive you guys have to
violent he’s disruptive you guys have to remember that this was in a government
remember that this was in a government
remember that this was in a government school so this is as bad as it gets ok
school so this is as bad as it gets ok
school so this is as bad as it gets ok he doesn’t pay attention and I was
he doesn’t pay attention and I was
he doesn’t pay attention and I was really really struggling with him it got
really really struggling with him it got
really really struggling with him it got to a point where one day his disruption
to a point where one day his disruption
to a point where one day his disruption was so high that I didn’t know what to
was so high that I didn’t know what to
was so high that I didn’t know what to do and I had concluded that the result
do and I had concluded that the result
do and I had concluded that the result of this behavior was because of there
of this behavior was because of there
of this behavior was because of there being no discipline at home at all
being no discipline at home at all
being no discipline at home at all because every day no matter how bad his
because every day no matter how bad his
because every day no matter how bad his behavior was Ramu used to get ten rupees
behavior was Ramu used to get ten rupees
behavior was Ramu used to get ten rupees from his mother to spend at his whim and
from his mother to spend at his whim and
from his mother to spend at his whim and fancy and for me that was wrong this was
fancy and for me that was wrong this was
fancy and for me that was wrong this was my perception so I wore the garb of a
my perception so I wore the garb of a
my perception so I wore the garb of a disciplinarian and off I mash with Rama
disciplinarian and off I mash with Rama
disciplinarian and off I mash with Rama to his house to have a word with his
to his house to have a word with his
to his house to have a word with his mother after school when I reached there
mother after school when I reached there
mother after school when I reached there what I saw was just a single room
what I saw was just a single room
what I saw was just a single room one-fourth the size of the stager that
one-fourth the size of the stager that
one-fourth the size of the stager that housed five people that was his reality
housed five people that was his reality
housed five people that was his reality over the next couple of hours of course
over the next couple of hours of course
over the next couple of hours of course i SAT with his mum and she ran me
i SAT with his mum and she ran me
i SAT with his mum and she ran me through her story and it was definitely
through her story and it was definitely
through her story and it was definitely a story of tremendous struggle at one
a story of tremendous struggle at one
a story of tremendous struggle at one point I felt a deep sense of
point I felt a deep sense of
point I felt a deep sense of claustrophobia like I really wanted to
claustrophobia like I really wanted to
claustrophobia like I really wanted to get out of that room and just get some
get out of that room and just get some
get out of that room and just get some reading space and that led me to feel
reading space and that led me to feel
reading space and that led me to feel the evasive emotion of empathy I now
the evasive emotion of empathy I now
the evasive emotion of empathy I now understood for however briefs that
understood for however briefs that
understood for however briefs that moment may have been what Rama felt like
moment may have been what Rama felt like
moment may have been what Rama felt like to be boxed in that classroom and come
to be boxed in that classroom and come
to be boxed in that classroom and come back home to this box of a house I am
back home to this box of a house I am
back home to this box of a house I am NOT saying this was my Eureka moment and
NOT saying this was my Eureka moment and
NOT saying this was my Eureka moment and I knew how to deal with Rama in my class
I knew how to deal with Rama in my class
I knew how to deal with Rama in my class no trust me there were instances the
no trust me there were instances the
no trust me there were instances the rest of the year where he would run out
rest of the year where he would run out
rest of the year where he would run out when I’m teaching and I would chase
when I’m teaching and I would chase
when I’m teaching and I would chase after him much to the amusement of the
after him much to the amusement of the
after him much to the amusement of the rest of the school but what it
rest of the school but what it
rest of the school but what it definitely did give me was a choice on
definitely did give me was a choice on
definitely did give me was a choice on how I chose to tackle this situation
how I chose to tackle this situation
how I chose to tackle this situation very often when we meet somebody it
very often when we meet somebody it
very often when we meet somebody it could be anybody that you come across in
could be anybody that you come across in
could be anybody that you come across in life we need to remember that what we
life we need to remember that what we
life we need to remember that what we see of them is just one part of what
see of them is just one part of what
see of them is just one part of what their reality is and yet we choose that
their reality is and yet we choose that
their reality is and yet we choose that minimal knowledge that we have of them
minimal knowledge that we have of them
minimal knowledge that we have of them to judge them to belittle them to box
to judge them to belittle them to box
to judge them to belittle them to box them mock them even and today my idea
them mock them even and today my idea
them mock them even and today my idea what sharing is really really simple we
what sharing is really really simple we
what sharing is really really simple we all wish each other to be in the pink of
all wish each other to be in the pink of
all wish each other to be in the pink of health right which basically means
health right which basically means
health right which basically means physical well-being my question is why
physical well-being my question is why
physical well-being my question is why stop at physical well-being why stop at
stop at physical well-being why stop at
stop at physical well-being why stop at just the pink of health because there
just the pink of health because there
just the pink of health because there exists so much more reality and truth
exists so much more reality and truth
exists so much more reality and truth beyond what we can see in any individual
beyond what we can see in any individual
beyond what we can see in any individual and for me the emotions intangible
and for me the emotions intangible
and for me the emotions intangible mental goodness the understanding that
mental goodness the understanding that
mental goodness the understanding that the other person has that we can see is
the other person has that we can see is
the other person has that we can see is symbolized by the color yellow because
symbolized by the color yellow because
symbolized by the color yellow because yellow is fun enthusiastic and most
yellow is fun enthusiastic and most
yellow is fun enthusiastic and most importantly it’s warm so today my idea
importantly it’s warm so today my idea
importantly it’s warm so today my idea that I want to share with you is next
that I want to share with you is next
that I want to share with you is next time you interact with somebody don’t
time you interact with somebody don’t
time you interact with somebody don’t just wish or hope that they’re in the
just wish or hope that they’re in the
just wish or hope that they’re in the pink of health but also hope that beyond
pink of health but also hope that beyond
pink of health but also hope that beyond that they’re also in the yellow of life
that they’re also in the yellow of life
that they’re also in the yellow of life and then choose to react to them that is
and then choose to react to them that is
and then choose to react to them that is why boys and girls for me yellow is
why boys and girls for me yellow is
why boys and girls for me yellow is definitely the new pink thang
my biggest rival is me not you but for a
my biggest rival is me not you but for a long time I had no clue I followed
long time I had no clue I followed
long time I had no clue I followed conventions of pink and blue only to
conventions of pink and blue only to
conventions of pink and blue only to realize most of it doesn’t hold true how
realize most of it doesn’t hold true how
realize most of it doesn’t hold true how many of you girls and audience loved the
many of you girls and audience loved the
many of you girls and audience loved the color pink can I hear you shout Hoover
color pink can I hear you shout Hoover
color pink can I hear you shout Hoover okay how many of you boys love the color
okay how many of you boys love the color
okay how many of you boys love the color blue brilliant so two years ago I was
blue brilliant so two years ago I was
blue brilliant so two years ago I was given the greatest gift that a girl
given the greatest gift that a girl
given the greatest gift that a girl could get him might one day old niece
could get him might one day old niece
could get him might one day old niece and as I held her in my hand I wanted to
and as I held her in my hand I wanted to
and as I held her in my hand I wanted to give the world to her but I decided to
give the world to her but I decided to
give the world to her but I decided to start simple and thought of buying her a
start simple and thought of buying her a
start simple and thought of buying her a blanket I ended up in front of one of
blanket I ended up in front of one of
blanket I ended up in front of one of the many many babies was that have
the many many babies was that have
the many many babies was that have popped up across the city and as soon as
popped up across the city and as soon as
popped up across the city and as soon as I entered I felt like I’d been rendered
I entered I felt like I’d been rendered
I entered I felt like I’d been rendered colorblind the entire floor was
colorblind the entire floor was
colorblind the entire floor was dissected one with a pistol blue for the
dissected one with a pistol blue for the
dissected one with a pistol blue for the boys and the other a fluorescent pink
boys and the other a fluorescent pink
boys and the other a fluorescent pink for the girls having no choice i bought
for the girls having no choice i bought
for the girls having no choice i bought a pink quilt for my niece and i gifted
a pink quilt for my niece and i gifted
a pink quilt for my niece and i gifted it to her and she carelessly without a
it to her and she carelessly without a
it to her and she carelessly without a concern as to what color it is wet it
concern as to what color it is wet it
concern as to what color it is wet it immediately this was not even the first
immediately this was not even the first
immediately this was not even the first time that i was having a problem with
time that i was having a problem with
time that i was having a problem with the color pink back in my fifth grade
the color pink back in my fifth grade
the color pink back in my fifth grade every girl in my class somehow like the
every girl in my class somehow like the
every girl in my class somehow like the color pink bottles bag Barbies whatever
color pink bottles bag Barbies whatever
color pink bottles bag Barbies whatever it was it was pink and I somehow never
it was it was pink and I somehow never
it was it was pink and I somehow never liked the color pink and because I knew
liked the color pink and because I knew
liked the color pink and because I knew nothing about makeup or boys all the
nothing about makeup or boys all the
nothing about makeup or boys all the girls thought here there’s something
girls thought here there’s something
girls thought here there’s something wrong with rashmi him they would come
wrong with rashmi him they would come
wrong with rashmi him they would come and tell me rush me act more like a girl
and tell me rush me act more like a girl
and tell me rush me act more like a girl rush me don’t be such a tomboy rush me
rush me don’t be such a tomboy rush me
rush me don’t be such a tomboy rush me don’t you know anything and you know
don’t you know anything and you know
don’t you know anything and you know what I actually believed them I actually
what I actually believed them I actually
what I actually believed them I actually thought I was the yellow yellow dirty
thought I was the yellow yellow dirty
thought I was the yellow yellow dirty fellow for the longest time my answers
fellow for the longest time my answers
fellow for the longest time my answers to the same questions that we were asked
to the same questions that we were asked
to the same questions that we were asked of
of
of very very different even apart from what
very very different even apart from what
very very different even apart from what is your favorite color they’d ask me
is your favorite color they’d ask me
is your favorite color they’d ask me wash me do you look like a mom or your
wash me do you look like a mom or your
wash me do you look like a mom or your dad and I would say hmm I look like my
dad and I would say hmm I look like my
dad and I would say hmm I look like my brother did ask me rush me how many
brother did ask me rush me how many
brother did ask me rush me how many lipsticks do you have and I’d say do lip
lipsticks do you have and I’d say do lip
lipsticks do you have and I’d say do lip balms count then too they asked me what
balms count then too they asked me what
balms count then too they asked me what do you want to become when you grow up
do you want to become when you grow up
do you want to become when you grow up and when everybody else was saying
and when everybody else was saying
and when everybody else was saying doctor engineer is IPS i said i want to
doctor engineer is IPS i said i want to
doctor engineer is IPS i said i want to be a crime reporter and because of my
be a crime reporter and because of my
be a crime reporter and because of my different answers everyone thought that
different answers everyone thought that
different answers everyone thought that i did not belong with them I neither
i did not belong with them I neither
i did not belong with them I neither belong to the pretty pink brigade or the
belong to the pretty pink brigade or the
belong to the pretty pink brigade or the boisterous boys brigade because here
boisterous boys brigade because here
boisterous boys brigade because here after all I was a girl for the longest
after all I was a girl for the longest
after all I was a girl for the longest time I was alone and very very depressed
time I was alone and very very depressed
time I was alone and very very depressed I thought I was just meant to be lonely
I thought I was just meant to be lonely
I thought I was just meant to be lonely and I would draw cartoons of my teachers
and I would draw cartoons of my teachers
and I would draw cartoons of my teachers in the back of my book when the teachers
in the back of my book when the teachers
in the back of my book when the teachers were taking class because I had nobody
were taking class because I had nobody
were taking class because I had nobody else to talk to and one day I got caught
else to talk to and one day I got caught
else to talk to and one day I got caught and the teacher made me stand in front
and the teacher made me stand in front
and the teacher made me stand in front of the entire class and told me you
of the entire class and told me you
of the entire class and told me you should not be like rush me this is what
should not be like rush me this is what
should not be like rush me this is what wrong looks like that day when I went
wrong looks like that day when I went
wrong looks like that day when I went back home I realized I had hit rock
back home I realized I had hit rock
back home I realized I had hit rock bottom I need a had friends the school
bottom I need a had friends the school
bottom I need a had friends the school that I had studied my entire life for
that I had studied my entire life for
that I had studied my entire life for did not even like me and here forget
did not even like me and here forget
did not even like me and here forget everybody else liking me I didn’t like
everybody else liking me I didn’t like
everybody else liking me I didn’t like myself rock bottom and that’s when I had
myself rock bottom and that’s when I had
myself rock bottom and that’s when I had my epiphany if this was rock bottom
my epiphany if this was rock bottom
my epiphany if this was rock bottom there was only up to go I realized lemme
there was only up to go I realized lemme
there was only up to go I realized lemme take a step back and look at this from
take a step back and look at this from
take a step back and look at this from another person’s perspective so I
another person’s perspective so I
another person’s perspective so I started doing things that normal girls
started doing things that normal girls
started doing things that normal girls do I learned how to wear Kajal trust me
do I learned how to wear Kajal trust me
do I learned how to wear Kajal trust me it’s an art I even learned that this is
it’s an art I even learned that this is
it’s an art I even learned that this is not pink its peach I joined a girl’s
not pink its peach I joined a girl’s
not pink its peach I joined a girl’s engineering college trust me true story
engineering college trust me true story
engineering college trust me true story it exists
it exists
it exists I did everything a normal girl is
I did everything a normal girl is
I did everything a normal girl is supposed to do but I also did the things
supposed to do but I also did the things
supposed to do but I also did the things that way I really wanted to do that
that way I really wanted to do that
that way I really wanted to do that other people described as a tomboy i
other people described as a tomboy i
other people described as a tomboy i recently drove a bullet much to the
recently drove a bullet much to the
recently drove a bullet much to the amusement of my friend and I loved every
amusement of my friend and I loved every
amusement of my friend and I loved every single moment of it I embraced my inner
single moment of it I embraced my inner
single moment of it I embraced my inner yellowness I understood that the world
yellowness I understood that the world
yellowness I understood that the world is not divided into pink or blue I mean
is not divided into pink or blue I mean
is not divided into pink or blue I mean none of you girl like pink right and
none of you girl like pink right and
none of you girl like pink right and some of the boys like blue but hey not
some of the boys like blue but hey not
some of the boys like blue but hey not all of them there are a billion other
all of them there are a billion other
all of them there are a billion other colors out there for you to discover and
colors out there for you to discover and
colors out there for you to discover and paint the world with for me that color
paint the world with for me that color
paint the world with for me that color was yellow the color of joy the color of
was yellow the color of joy the color of
was yellow the color of joy the color of being yourself and loving yourself the
being yourself and loving yourself the
being yourself and loving yourself the color of sunlight or in other words
color of sunlight or in other words
color of sunlight or in other words rashmi today I work with teenagers and
rashmi today I work with teenagers and
rashmi today I work with teenagers and help them embrace their inner yellowness
help them embrace their inner yellowness
help them embrace their inner yellowness by doing what they love and trust me
by doing what they love and trust me
by doing what they love and trust me ladies and gentlemen yellow is the new
ladies and gentlemen yellow is the new
ladies and gentlemen yellow is the new pink we followed the rules we were the
pink we followed the rules we were the
pink we followed the rules we were the goody two-shoes but at the right time we
goody two-shoes but at the right time we
goody two-shoes but at the right time we decided to loosen the news all right
decided to loosen the news all right
decided to loosen the news all right raise your hands if you’re a student at
raise your hands if you’re a student at
raise your hands if you’re a student at least once in your life okay now raise
least once in your life okay now raise
least once in your life okay now raise your hands if you used to love sitting
your hands if you used to love sitting
your hands if you used to love sitting in the back bench okay now raise your
in the back bench okay now raise your
in the back bench okay now raise your hands if you used to sit or sat in the
hands if you used to sit or sat in the
hands if you used to sit or sat in the first bench well that was me and school
first bench well that was me and school
first bench well that was me and school and college this girl who used to always
and college this girl who used to always
and college this girl who used to always always it in the first bench and sure
always it in the first bench and sure
always it in the first bench and sure enough I own some nicknames during that
enough I own some nicknames during that
enough I own some nicknames during that time goody two-shoes teacher’s pet
time goody two-shoes teacher’s pet
time goody two-shoes teacher’s pet teachers darling etc not that there’s
teachers darling etc not that there’s
teachers darling etc not that there’s anything wrong with sitting in the first
anything wrong with sitting in the first
anything wrong with sitting in the first bench it’s just that I did it for all
bench it’s just that I did it for all
bench it’s just that I did it for all the wrong reasons the only reason I did
the wrong reasons the only reason I did
the wrong reasons the only reason I did it was that’s what I was told a good
it was that’s what I was told a good
it was that’s what I was told a good girl does a good girl always that’s in
girl does a good girl always that’s in
girl does a good girl always that’s in the first bench she does what she’s told
the first bench she does what she’s told
the first bench she does what she’s told and most importantly follows the rules
and most importantly follows the rules
and most importantly follows the rules no
no
no matter what this is what society told me
matter what this is what society told me
matter what this is what society told me and I followed it religiously society
and I followed it religiously society
and I followed it religiously society told me you get good grades get an
told me you get good grades get an
told me you get good grades get an engineering degree get a good job with
engineering degree get a good job with
engineering degree get a good job with fat paycheck and then you’ll be happy oh
fat paycheck and then you’ll be happy oh
fat paycheck and then you’ll be happy oh and get married and have two beautiful
and get married and have two beautiful
and get married and have two beautiful babies then you would have fulfilled
babies then you would have fulfilled
babies then you would have fulfilled your life’s purpose and will have
your life’s purpose and will have
your life’s purpose and will have lifelong contentment lifelong
lifelong contentment lifelong
lifelong contentment lifelong contentment I wanted that I was
contentment I wanted that I was
contentment I wanted that I was completely sold so that’s how ladies and
completely sold so that’s how ladies and
completely sold so that’s how ladies and gentlemen my pursuit of happiness began
gentlemen my pursuit of happiness began
gentlemen my pursuit of happiness began school ended and I picked up a stream of
school ended and I picked up a stream of
school ended and I picked up a stream of matts physics and chemistry because
matts physics and chemistry because
matts physics and chemistry because that’s what all my friends were taking
that’s what all my friends were taking
that’s what all my friends were taking so not wanting to lag behind the back of
so not wanting to lag behind the back of
so not wanting to lag behind the back of the crowd I took it up to in spite
the crowd I took it up to in spite
the crowd I took it up to in spite hating mats with vengeance and the two
hating mats with vengeance and the two
hating mats with vengeance and the two years that followed were nothing short
years that followed were nothing short
years that followed were nothing short of the Hunger Games I was completely a
of the Hunger Games I was completely a
of the Hunger Games I was completely a mess ah but the lifelong contentment at
mess ah but the lifelong contentment at
mess ah but the lifelong contentment at the end of the road Annie said the voice
the end of the road Annie said the voice
the end of the road Annie said the voice in my head so I pushed through it push
in my head so I pushed through it push
in my head so I pushed through it push through my pu with bouts of depression
through my pu with bouts of depression
through my pu with bouts of depression and entered the next phase of my life
and entered the next phase of my life
and entered the next phase of my life which is engineering so I read a quote
which is engineering so I read a quote
which is engineering so I read a quote on engineering which went something like
on engineering which went something like
on engineering which went something like this engineering is like a public toilet
this engineering is like a public toilet
this engineering is like a public toilet people outside are desperate to get in
people outside are desperate to get in
people outside are desperate to get in and people inside are dying to finish
and people inside are dying to finish
and people inside are dying to finish and come out I could totally relate to
and come out I could totally relate to
and come out I could totally relate to it I took of civil engineering which I
it I took of civil engineering which I
it I took of civil engineering which I heard was the trending courier but
heard was the trending courier but
heard was the trending courier but nothing about it excited me nothing
nothing about it excited me nothing
nothing about it excited me nothing about it came easy to me and most
about it came easy to me and most
about it came easy to me and most importantly I didn’t realize how much
importantly I didn’t realize how much
importantly I didn’t realize how much matts would be a part of it but lifelong
matts would be a part of it but lifelong
matts would be a part of it but lifelong contentment evades you at the end of the
contentment evades you at the end of the
contentment evades you at the end of the road Annie said the voice in my head you
road Annie said the voice in my head you
road Annie said the voice in my head you have to do this so I did what I was
have to do this so I did what I was
have to do this so I did what I was supposed to I worked my butt off and I
supposed to I worked my butt off and I
supposed to I worked my butt off and I actually ended up topping my batch I
actually ended up topping my batch I
actually ended up topping my batch I have no idea how that happened but I did
have no idea how that happened but I did
have no idea how that happened but I did and got offered a job in the end but
and got offered a job in the end but
and got offered a job in the end but I topped the badge and I got offered a
I topped the badge and I got offered a
I topped the badge and I got offered a job but I was still not happy but the
job but I was still not happy but the
job but I was still not happy but the voice in my head said oh your race is
voice in my head said oh your race is
voice in my head said oh your race is not over yet you still have a long way
not over yet you still have a long way
not over yet you still have a long way to go take the job up so I did I took
to go take the job up so I did I took
to go take the job up so I did I took the job up woohoo am that the end of my
the job up woohoo am that the end of my
the job up woohoo am that the end of my raise I thought my trophy is just going
raise I thought my trophy is just going
raise I thought my trophy is just going to be right there waiting for me so I
to be right there waiting for me so I
to be right there waiting for me so I waited I waited and I waited and two
waited I waited and I waited and two
waited I waited and I waited and two years went by and this job that I was
years went by and this job that I was
years went by and this job that I was working in and my trophy the happiness
working in and my trophy the happiness
working in and my trophy the happiness that was promised to me was nowhere to
that was promised to me was nowhere to
that was promised to me was nowhere to be seen didn’t I do it right didn’t I
be seen didn’t I do it right didn’t I
be seen didn’t I do it right didn’t I play by the rules didn’t I do what I was
play by the rules didn’t I do what I was
play by the rules didn’t I do what I was supposed to my parents gave me all the
supposed to my parents gave me all the
supposed to my parents gave me all the freedom that I needed so all the choices
freedom that I needed so all the choices
freedom that I needed so all the choices that I made were my own so shouldn’t I
that I made were my own so shouldn’t I
that I made were my own so shouldn’t I be happy by now I was a complete mess
be happy by now I was a complete mess
be happy by now I was a complete mess they say epiphanies come in different
they say epiphanies come in different
they say epiphanies come in different forms and mine came in the form of a
forms and mine came in the form of a
forms and mine came in the form of a coat by steve jobs which went something
coat by steve jobs which went something
coat by steve jobs which went something like this your time is limited so don’t
like this your time is limited so don’t
like this your time is limited so don’t waste it by living someone else’s life
waste it by living someone else’s life
waste it by living someone else’s life don’t be trapped by Dogma which is
don’t be trapped by Dogma which is
don’t be trapped by Dogma which is living with the results of other
living with the results of other
living with the results of other people’s thinking living with the
people’s thinking living with the
people’s thinking living with the results of other people’s thinking
results of other people’s thinking
results of other people’s thinking that’s exactly what I was doing at that
that’s exactly what I was doing at that
that’s exactly what I was doing at that point in my life I led my life with the
point in my life I led my life with the
point in my life I led my life with the way others perceived it to be and I was
way others perceived it to be and I was
way others perceived it to be and I was trying to fit into the mold I thought I
trying to fit into the mold I thought I
trying to fit into the mold I thought I was designed for it is that then that I
was designed for it is that then that I
was designed for it is that then that I realized the importance of respecting my
realized the importance of respecting my
realized the importance of respecting my own perception of the world around me it
own perception of the world around me it
own perception of the world around me it is so important that’s why to actually
is so important that’s why to actually
is so important that’s why to actually identify your identity and to embrace it
identify your identity and to embrace it
identify your identity and to embrace it and that’s exactly what I did I left my
and that’s exactly what I did I left my
and that’s exactly what I did I left my job as a civil engineer and in the
job as a civil engineer and in the
job as a civil engineer and in the process of trying to find my identity I
process of trying to find my identity I
process of trying to find my identity I found my true calling in the education
found my true calling in the education
found my true calling in the education sector where I had the privilege to
sector where I had the privilege to
sector where I had the privilege to mentor and teach 40 wonderful students
mentor and teach 40 wonderful students
mentor and teach 40 wonderful students as a part of my fellowship with teach
as a part of my fellowship with teach
as a part of my fellowship with teach for India and now I work with these two
for India and now I work with these two
for India and now I work with these two wonderful women beside me
wonderful women beside me
wonderful women beside me to help teams identify their passion
to help teams identify their passion
to help teams identify their passion help them identify their happiness and
help them identify their happiness and
help them identify their happiness and as Russian we put it help them find
as Russian we put it help them find
as Russian we put it help them find their yellow now I’m happy to say that I
their yellow now I’m happy to say that I
their yellow now I’m happy to say that I no longer wait for the happiness at the
no longer wait for the happiness at the
no longer wait for the happiness at the end of the road because for me the
end of the road because for me the
end of the road because for me the pursuit of happiness is happiness thank
pursuit of happiness is happiness thank
pursuit of happiness is happiness thank you our journeys are a path not set in
you our journeys are a path not set in
you our journeys are a path not set in stone we live them as experiences that
stone we live them as experiences that
stone we live them as experiences that we know alone all of us are at the brink
we know alone all of us are at the brink
we know alone all of us are at the brink believers boys and girls yellow is the
believers boys and girls yellow is the
believers boys and girls yellow is the new pink Thank you Thank
new pink Thank you Thank
new pink Thank you Thank [Applause]
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