many years ago a young boy called Thomas al Wells walked up excitedly to his
al Wells walked up excitedly to his
al Wells walked up excitedly to his mother with a letter and he said mother
mother with a letter and he said mother
mother with a letter and he said mother my teacher gave this letter to me and
my teacher gave this letter to me and
my teacher gave this letter to me and say only you were supposed to read it
say only you were supposed to read it
say only you were supposed to read it his mother Nancy Edison opened the
his mother Nancy Edison opened the
his mother Nancy Edison opened the letter and sadly had tears in her eyes
letter and sadly had tears in her eyes
letter and sadly had tears in her eyes and she hadn’t said your son is a genius
and she hadn’t said your son is a genius
and she hadn’t said your son is a genius he is too good for the school the school
he is too good for the school the school
he is too good for the school the school is too small for him we do not have the
is too small for him we do not have the
is too small for him we do not have the right teachers to teach him please teach
right teachers to teach him please teach
right teachers to teach him please teach him yourself many many years passed and
him yourself many many years passed and
him yourself many many years passed and Thomas and Madison became the famous
Thomas and Madison became the famous
Thomas and Madison became the famous scientist inventor that he was and he
scientist inventor that he was and he
scientist inventor that he was and he went one day and found in a drawer that
went one day and found in a drawer that
went one day and found in a drawer that same letter he would the letter and the
same letter he would the letter and the
same letter he would the letter and the rain and this time his eyes filled with
rain and this time his eyes filled with
rain and this time his eyes filled with tears and said your son is added
tears and said your son is added
tears and said your son is added mentally ill please take him out of the
mentally ill please take him out of the
mentally ill please take him out of the school immediately
school immediately
school immediately Tom Sam Addison went on them to write
Tom Sam Addison went on them to write
Tom Sam Addison went on them to write that Thomas Alva Edison was an admiral
that Thomas Alva Edison was an admiral
that Thomas Alva Edison was an admiral son of a hero mother who made him the
son of a hero mother who made him the
son of a hero mother who made him the greatest scientist in the world because
greatest scientist in the world because
greatest scientist in the world because she believed Tommy if you heard the
she believed Tommy if you heard the
she believed Tommy if you heard the story if you have raised your hands it’s
story if you have raised your hands it’s
story if you have raised your hands it’s a story that is often really counted and
a story that is often really counted and
a story that is often really counted and it’s a lie
it’s a lie
it’s a lie it’s a half truth the real story
it’s a half truth the real story
it’s a half truth the real story actually is a lot longer but I think in
actually is a lot longer but I think in
actually is a lot longer but I think in the world of social media the story has
the world of social media the story has
the world of social media the story has been compressed into its perfect form so
been compressed into its perfect form so
been compressed into its perfect form so that it sounds right
that it sounds right
that it sounds right good site if you look around you our
good site if you look around you our
good site if you look around you our social media fields are filled with this
social media fields are filled with this
social media fields are filled with this obsession with finding and killing
obsession with finding and killing
obsession with finding and killing perfect stories whether it’s your
perfect stories whether it’s your
perfect stories whether it’s your Instagram post whether it is the selfie
Instagram post whether it is the selfie
Instagram post whether it is the selfie you take whether it is the facebook
you take whether it is the facebook
you take whether it is the facebook status update you create this seem to be
status update you create this seem to be
status update you create this seem to be creating or seeking perfection all the
creating or seeking perfection all the
creating or seeking perfection all the time and if the image we’ve clicked is
time and if the image we’ve clicked is
time and if the image we’ve clicked is not perfect and there are some filters
not perfect and there are some filters
not perfect and there are some filters to help us good that’s what we end up
to help us good that’s what we end up
to help us good that’s what we end up doing with our life and somewhere this
doing with our life and somewhere this
doing with our life and somewhere this obsession with stories of success this
obsession with stories of success this
obsession with stories of success this obsession with stories of perfection I
obsession with stories of perfection I
obsession with stories of perfection I believe is creating an imperfect world
believe is creating an imperfect world
believe is creating an imperfect world it was 1988 a young boy sat across a
it was 1988 a young boy sat across a
it was 1988 a young boy sat across a dining table with his fins extremely
dining table with his fins extremely
dining table with his fins extremely scared the boy had just told his parents
scared the boy had just told his parents
scared the boy had just told his parents he did not want to continue studying
he did not want to continue studying
he did not want to continue studying science the arts were a lot more
science the arts were a lot more
science the arts were a lot more attractive his father got up when
attractive his father got up when
attractive his father got up when finally to an old ever opened it took
finally to an old ever opened it took
finally to an old ever opened it took out his bank account poo and came up and
out his bank account poo and came up and
out his bank account poo and came up and said son I’m a teacher your mother is a
said son I’m a teacher your mother is a
said son I’m a teacher your mother is a teacher we have collected just this
teacher we have collected just this
teacher we have collected just this amount of money it isn’t enough to
amount of money it isn’t enough to
amount of money it isn’t enough to fulfill all your ring for this law we
fulfill all your ring for this law we
fulfill all your ring for this law we have and so use this wisely use this
have and so use this wisely use this
have and so use this wisely use this well and make your life comic there are
well and make your life comic there are
well and make your life comic there are only three things in this world that
only three things in this world that
only three things in this world that will matter to you
will matter to you
will matter to you one this always seek knowledge and
one this always seek knowledge and
one this always seek knowledge and respect and if you’re lucky you will
respect and if you’re lucky you will
respect and if you’re lucky you will find a lot of love along the way this is
find a lot of love along the way this is
find a lot of love along the way this is because that boy was me like an idiot I
because that boy was me like an idiot I
because that boy was me like an idiot I was in a small town called Lucknow and I
was in a small town called Lucknow and I
was in a small town called Lucknow and I decided I needed to make every minute
decided I needed to make every minute
decided I needed to make every minute count and I also found that I had what
count and I also found that I had what
count and I also found that I had what do you need ability and that was I was
do you need ability and that was I was
do you need ability and that was I was obsessed with stories with listening to
obsessed with stories with listening to
obsessed with stories with listening to them with creating them with finding
them with creating them with finding
them with creating them with finding them and so across every medium that I
them and so across every medium that I
them and so across every medium that I was a part of which started from stage
was a part of which started from stage
was a part of which started from stage just like this to radio to television I
just like this to radio to television I
just like this to radio to television I just kept finding and seeking these
just kept finding and seeking these
just kept finding and seeking these stories and I would love to tell you
stories and I would love to tell you
stories and I would love to tell you that those 20 years from 1980
that those 20 years from 1980
that those 20 years from 1980 incorporating 2000 with only success but
incorporating 2000 with only success but
incorporating 2000 with only success but yes there was a lot of feel along to me
yes there was a lot of feel along to me
yes there was a lot of feel along to me as well
as well
as well the only problem was that whenever I see
the only problem was that whenever I see
the only problem was that whenever I see someone from the press who wanted to
someone from the press who wanted to
someone from the press who wanted to know my story
know my story
know my story they would also compress it into the
they would also compress it into the
they would also compress it into the perfect story the small-town boy who
perfect story the small-town boy who
perfect story the small-town boy who made it be who did the following me the
made it be who did the following me the
made it be who did the following me the company you saw the companies doing X Y
company you saw the companies doing X Y
company you saw the companies doing X Y & Z at the future when you hear a good
& Z at the future when you hear a good
& Z at the future when you hear a good story about yourself is very often you
story about yourself is very often you
story about yourself is very often you start believing it and I did much the
start believing it and I did much the
start believing it and I did much the same 2008 I was gonna fail set what the
same 2008 I was gonna fail set what the
same 2008 I was gonna fail set what the Bible did not tell you because it is not
Bible did not tell you because it is not
Bible did not tell you because it is not amongst my biggest achievements was then
amongst my biggest achievements was then
amongst my biggest achievements was then in 2008 I was offered to the lectern
in 2008 I was offered to the lectern
in 2008 I was offered to the lectern based on a play that I have written now
based on a play that I have written now
based on a play that I have written now sir please was genuinely based on the
sir please was genuinely based on the
sir please was genuinely based on the lives of students in school because I
lives of students in school because I
lives of students in school because I had a lot of workshops with children and
had a lot of workshops with children and
had a lot of workshops with children and in these workshops I had actually found
in these workshops I had actually found
in these workshops I had actually found a lot of two stories about children
a lot of two stories about children
a lot of two stories about children whose parents are obsessed with them
whose parents are obsessed with them
whose parents are obsessed with them being missing here and therefore the
being missing here and therefore the
being missing here and therefore the Coon take part in sports because they
Coon take part in sports because they
Coon take part in sports because they might go and hurt the knees would look
might go and hurt the knees would look
might go and hurt the knees would look good in the bikini know about children
good in the bikini know about children
good in the bikini know about children whose parents was so obsessed with
whose parents was so obsessed with
whose parents was so obsessed with greetings that all they ever did was
greetings that all they ever did was
greetings that all they ever did was study study study and they said that
study study study and they said that
study study study and they said that there were most certificates on the
there were most certificates on the
there were most certificates on the family wall then pictures of holidays
family wall then pictures of holidays
family wall then pictures of holidays together
together
together and these were truths that made for a
and these were truths that made for a
and these were truths that made for a great play but when I went out to make a
great play but when I went out to make a
great play but when I went out to make a movie I suddenly found this obsession
movie I suddenly found this obsession
movie I suddenly found this obsession the perfection working all around
the perfection working all around
the perfection working all around because the Bollywood is a place that
because the Bollywood is a place that
because the Bollywood is a place that loves to give you greens that perhaps
loves to give you greens that perhaps
loves to give you greens that perhaps are unbelievable dreams that you can
are unbelievable dreams that you can
are unbelievable dreams that you can live your self organism and I was on the
live your self organism and I was on the
live your self organism and I was on the set my work for three years of this
set my work for three years of this
set my work for three years of this movie and I do believe that somewhere I
movie and I do believe that somewhere I
movie and I do believe that somewhere I forgot what I had learned myself which
forgot what I had learned myself which
forgot what I had learned myself which was getting the true story and so 2012 I
was getting the true story and so 2012 I
was getting the true story and so 2012 I sat on the other side of a thing that
sat on the other side of a thing that
sat on the other side of a thing that having worked and if you’ve had a lot of
having worked and if you’ve had a lot of
having worked and if you’ve had a lot of success in your life in what you do it
success in your life in what you do it
success in your life in what you do it is extremely difficult to be with
is extremely difficult to be with
is extremely difficult to be with failure I shut my door on optimism and
failure I shut my door on optimism and
failure I shut my door on optimism and opportunity and then you shut your the
opportunity and then you shut your the
opportunity and then you shut your the wall of things that are bright there are
wall of things that are bright there are
wall of things that are bright there are these crevices which negativity things
these crevices which negativity things
these crevices which negativity things so I started searching saying is it good
so I started searching saying is it good
so I started searching saying is it good to be a story in which I’ll be able to
to be a story in which I’ll be able to
to be a story in which I’ll be able to find perhaps some solace if they could
find perhaps some solace if they could
find perhaps some solace if they could be some story in which I could possibly
be some story in which I could possibly
be some story in which I could possibly find a parallel that I couldn’t draw
find a parallel that I couldn’t draw
find a parallel that I couldn’t draw because in life all this looking for the
because in life all this looking for the
because in life all this looking for the story of success you’re not always
story of success you’re not always
story of success you’re not always looking for the story of perfection and
looking for the story of perfection and
looking for the story of perfection and something unique happened my dear
something unique happened my dear
something unique happened my dear friends from the media all of them
friends from the media all of them
friends from the media all of them really well-known somebody a well-known
really well-known somebody a well-known
really well-known somebody a well-known television anchor and elect a singer a
television anchor and elect a singer a
television anchor and elect a singer a songwriter I was blessed with having
songwriter I was blessed with having
songwriter I was blessed with having lots of friends in the creative industry
lots of friends in the creative industry
lots of friends in the creative industry something meeting me once a week saying
something meeting me once a week saying
something meeting me once a week saying you know it’s just all for drinks all
you know it’s just all for drinks all
you know it’s just all for drinks all it’s just for dinner
it’s just for dinner
it’s just for dinner I didn’t know that they were actually
I didn’t know that they were actually
I didn’t know that they were actually doing an intervention of sorts and they
doing an intervention of sorts and they
doing an intervention of sorts and they will sit there and tell me stories of
will sit there and tell me stories of
will sit there and tell me stories of their own lives and stories of
their own lives and stories of
their own lives and stories of imperfection stories the movies that
imperfection stories the movies that
imperfection stories the movies that never got made storing some songs that
never got made storing some songs that
never got made storing some songs that never made it to the production you know
never made it to the production you know
never made it to the production you know about concerts that field about sex they
about concerts that field about sex they
about concerts that field about sex they talked about some didn’t work
talked about some didn’t work
talked about some didn’t work and slowly
and slowly
and slowly started laughing at these stories we
started laughing at these stories we
started laughing at these stories we heard you stories we listen to them I
heard you stories we listen to them I
heard you stories we listen to them I realize that there was something very
realize that there was something very
realize that there was something very human about these stories or something
human about these stories or something
human about these stories or something very believable about the stories and
very believable about the stories and
very believable about the stories and that’s when I had a moment when I looked
that’s when I had a moment when I looked
that’s when I had a moment when I looked at all my social media feeds and I saw
at all my social media feeds and I saw
at all my social media feeds and I saw this obsession and perfection and then
this obsession and perfection and then
this obsession and perfection and then I’ve heard this huge stories myself as a
I’ve heard this huge stories myself as a
I’ve heard this huge stories myself as a gap here which possibly we can do
gap here which possibly we can do
gap here which possibly we can do something about and so being the person
something about and so being the person
something about and so being the person who’s been a slash of my profession
who’s been a slash of my profession
who’s been a slash of my profession which is radio / TV slash theta / film
which is radio / TV slash theta / film
which is radio / TV slash theta / film slash event of a / entrepreneur et
slash event of a / entrepreneur et
slash event of a / entrepreneur et cetera I went on to my next slash which
cetera I went on to my next slash which
cetera I went on to my next slash which is I set up a storytelling community
is I set up a storytelling community
is I set up a storytelling community called communion and what we did was we
called communion and what we did was we
called communion and what we did was we actually went out and said come and tell
actually went out and said come and tell
actually went out and said come and tell your stories just come in at your
your stories just come in at your
your stories just come in at your first-person story is fiction
first-person story is fiction
first-person story is fiction your own stories connected up stories of
your own stories connected up stories of
your own stories connected up stories of wonder ability coming to the stories of
wonder ability coming to the stories of
wonder ability coming to the stories of childhood come and tell us stories about
childhood come and tell us stories about
childhood come and tell us stories about things that have happened to you this
things that have happened to you this
things that have happened to you this started two years ago and as community
started two years ago and as community
started two years ago and as community can he went first in a small bug new not
can he went first in a small bug new not
can he went first in a small bug new not too far from him and the very first time
too far from him and the very first time
too far from him and the very first time seven people him and then those seven
seven people him and then those seven
seven people him and then those seven people came after explaining the entire
people came after explaining the entire
people came after explaining the entire process the Suffolk telling us their
process the Suffolk telling us their
process the Suffolk telling us their stories I was incredible we heard such
stories I was incredible we heard such
stories I was incredible we heard such funny stories stories that were just
funny stories stories that were just
funny stories stories that were just stories which could possibly be from
stories which could possibly be from
stories which could possibly be from anyone with you in this room but you
anyone with you in this room but you
anyone with you in this room but you know what the stories were flawed
know what the stories were flawed
know what the stories were flawed the story is furthermore people who were
the story is furthermore people who were
the story is furthermore people who were not invincible the story is extremely
not invincible the story is extremely
not invincible the story is extremely mortal sweetly human and that’s why they
mortal sweetly human and that’s why they
mortal sweetly human and that’s why they resonate with people now being from the
resonate with people now being from the
resonate with people now being from the video I added one dimension to this
video I added one dimension to this
video I added one dimension to this real-life storytelling which is I put a
real-life storytelling which is I put a
real-life storytelling which is I put a camera there and I said it comes to
camera there and I said it comes to
camera there and I said it comes to learn do tell your stories to a larger
learn do tell your stories to a larger
learn do tell your stories to a larger world because if there is no camera
world because if there is no camera
world because if there is no camera there how will this reach out to the
there how will this reach out to the
there how will this reach out to the millions who are outside and we made
millions who are outside and we made
millions who are outside and we made people comfortable
people comfortable
people comfortable and they started telling these stories
and they started telling these stories
and they started telling these stories and we started putting them on a beach
and we started putting them on a beach
and we started putting them on a beach and the first time for the subject I
and the first time for the subject I
and the first time for the subject I said so are you good to boost this able
said so are you good to boost this able
said so are you good to boost this able to promote this are you were to spend
to promote this are you were to spend
to promote this are you were to spend money behind this we said no we believe
money behind this we said no we believe
money behind this we said no we believe in the power of stories from the power
in the power of stories from the power
in the power of stories from the power of human beings and the power of making
of human beings and the power of making
of human beings and the power of making real connections and if these stories
real connections and if these stories
real connections and if these stories are true they will find their audience
are true they will find their audience
are true they will find their audience they started almost wheels back and
they started almost wheels back and
they started almost wheels back and slowly but surely this community of
slowly but surely this community of
slowly but surely this community of storytellers has grown the way we have
storytellers has grown the way we have
storytellers has grown the way we have over 500 such storytellers across the
over 500 such storytellers across the
over 500 such storytellers across the country today we have had millions of
country today we have had millions of
country today we have had millions of people will watch these toys online and
people will watch these toys online and
people will watch these toys online and I can just tell you that these stories
I can just tell you that these stories
I can just tell you that these stories deal with some incredible things I have
deal with some incredible things I have
deal with some incredible things I have stacked in Delhi and heard a girl talk
stacked in Delhi and heard a girl talk
stacked in Delhi and heard a girl talk of staring at the ceiling fan because
of staring at the ceiling fan because
of staring at the ceiling fan because that’s the only object left in her house
that’s the only object left in her house
that’s the only object left in her house that her father her alcoholic father has
that her father her alcoholic father has
that her father her alcoholic father has been sold and it’s going to be a force
been sold and it’s going to be a force
been sold and it’s going to be a force next street I have heard also of a girl
next street I have heard also of a girl
next street I have heard also of a girl who’s an introvert who hangs at parties
who’s an introvert who hangs at parties
who’s an introvert who hangs at parties in corners because she does not want to
in corners because she does not want to
in corners because she does not want to go and put herself out there like
go and put herself out there like
go and put herself out there like everyone else’s I’m also heard of a girl
everyone else’s I’m also heard of a girl
everyone else’s I’m also heard of a girl who at the end of a breakup wants to
who at the end of a breakup wants to
who at the end of a breakup wants to return the gifts given to her by her
return the gifts given to her by her
return the gifts given to her by her rajput boyfriend which include a sport
rajput boyfriend which include a sport
rajput boyfriend which include a sport which is as big as hell and imagine
which is as big as hell and imagine
which is as big as hell and imagine going out trying to careers for bank
going out trying to careers for bank
going out trying to careers for bank same with so much poison so you hear all
same with so much poison so you hear all
same with so much poison so you hear all kinds of stories but these stories again
kinds of stories but these stories again
kinds of stories but these stories again are real and that’s what makes them
are real and that’s what makes them
are real and that’s what makes them special
special
special so along this path of finding these
so along this path of finding these
so along this path of finding these stories I have learned just a couple of
stories I have learned just a couple of
stories I have learned just a couple of things that I think perhaps we can all
things that I think perhaps we can all
things that I think perhaps we can all the kinda mess with firstly in order to
the kinda mess with firstly in order to
the kinda mess with firstly in order to be able to tell stories first
be able to tell stories first
be able to tell stories first listen it is very important the deal
listen it is very important the deal
listen it is very important the deal compassionate listener I again feel that
compassionate listener I again feel that
compassionate listener I again feel that we are so often not casting the best of
we are so often not casting the best of
we are so often not casting the best of us that we are running away from another
us that we are running away from another
us that we are running away from another side of hospital equally true and what
side of hospital equally true and what
side of hospital equally true and what happens when that sign needs to come out
happens when that sign needs to come out
happens when that sign needs to come out I think that is an important aspect the
I think that is an important aspect the
I think that is an important aspect the second thing is in order to get things
second thing is in order to get things
second thing is in order to get things done don’t just talk but there is a
done don’t just talk but there is a
done don’t just talk but there is a problem that is happening with all of us
problem that is happening with all of us
problem that is happening with all of us sitting behind the screen all our lines
sitting behind the screen all our lines
sitting behind the screen all our lines and that is they are becoming social
and that is they are becoming social
and that is they are becoming social distances we are not going out and
distances we are not going out and
distances we are not going out and acting on things we believe that the
acting on things we believe that the
acting on things we believe that the best of button is an act which is not an
best of button is an act which is not an
best of button is an act which is not an act is the effort you will have taken to
act is the effort you will have taken to
act is the effort you will have taken to physically come here on this afternoon
physically come here on this afternoon
physically come here on this afternoon an act is going out there and making
an act is going out there and making
an act is going out there and making sure that you have that decibel meter
sure that you have that decibel meter
sure that you have that decibel meter and you’re educating people and act just
and you’re educating people and act just
and you’re educating people and act just going out and running the marathon that
going out and running the marathon that
going out and running the marathon that was spoken about and act is going out
was spoken about and act is going out
was spoken about and act is going out and saying I will teach the world
and saying I will teach the world
and saying I will teach the world because I will be taught these are act
because I will be taught these are act
because I will be taught these are act this is what is important and is
this is what is important and is
this is what is important and is crucially lacking in our lives when I go
crucially lacking in our lives when I go
crucially lacking in our lives when I go back to that time when my father had
back to that time when my father had
back to that time when my father had shown me that bank account
shown me that bank account
shown me that bank account which wasn’t filled with money and he
which wasn’t filled with money and he
which wasn’t filled with money and he told me to go out and enrich my life I
told me to go out and enrich my life I
told me to go out and enrich my life I look back today and I see that box I
look back today and I see that box I
look back today and I see that box I still do not have enough in that bank
still do not have enough in that bank
still do not have enough in that bank balance but when I look at the bank
balance but when I look at the bank
balance but when I look at the bank balance of experiences and stories and
balance of experiences and stories and
balance of experiences and stories and living life I think I’m richer by far
living life I think I’m richer by far
living life I think I’m richer by far than most people so when I use going to
than most people so when I use going to
than most people so when I use going to go and discover your store and when will
go and discover your store and when will
go and discover your store and when will you go and find the story which possibly
you go and find the story which possibly
you go and find the story which possibly is sitting next to you
is sitting next to you
is sitting next to you go out do yourself a favor
go out do yourself a favor
go out do yourself a favor find that mortal vulnerable story and is
find that mortal vulnerable story and is
find that mortal vulnerable story and is right next to you
right next to you
right next to you and in this sharing of it make it
and in this sharing of it make it
and in this sharing of it make it immortal
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