good morning order it feels very good to return to the school after three years I
return to the school after three years I
return to the school after three years I passed out in 2015 I remember this very
passed out in 2015 I remember this very
passed out in 2015 I remember this very stage from very violent performances
stage from very violent performances
stage from very violent performances which I gave for the class assemblies
which I gave for the class assemblies
which I gave for the class assemblies into school competitions and so on but
into school competitions and so on but
into school competitions and so on but let me take you back to the month of
let me take you back to the month of
let me take you back to the month of December of 2014 for the past few
December of 2014 for the past few
December of 2014 for the past few performances it was not quite feeling
performances it was not quite feeling
performances it was not quite feeling right I was not able to hear whatever I
right I was not able to hear whatever I
right I was not able to hear whatever I was playing so one day I along with my
was playing so one day I along with my
was playing so one day I along with my parents went to someone called an ENT
parents went to someone called an ENT
parents went to someone called an ENT and from there things just took a turn
and from there things just took a turn
and from there things just took a turn for the worse and the testing center
for the worse and the testing center
for the worse and the testing center after performing some scans the
after performing some scans the
after performing some scans the technicians asked me to leave the room
technicians asked me to leave the room
technicians asked me to leave the room they wanted to talk to my parents alone
they wanted to talk to my parents alone
they wanted to talk to my parents alone it was cancer while returning home I I
it was cancer while returning home I I
it was cancer while returning home I I knew my father told me that the
knew my father told me that the
knew my father told me that the technicians probably suggested to be a
technicians probably suggested to be a
technicians probably suggested to be a tumor and that we were required to see
tumor and that we were required to see
tumor and that we were required to see an oncologist urgently I was shocked I
an oncologist urgently I was shocked I
an oncologist urgently I was shocked I did not even know what an oncologist
did not even know what an oncologist
did not even know what an oncologist even means i google-searched it and
even means i google-searched it and
even means i google-searched it and obviously on a turning home I ran up to
obviously on a turning home I ran up to
obviously on a turning home I ran up to my room slammed the door shut and cried
my room slammed the door shut and cried
my room slammed the door shut and cried for an arm and even worst
for an arm and even worst
for an arm and even worst I had my board examinations coming up in
I had my board examinations coming up in
I had my board examinations coming up in hardly three months it’s time and like
hardly three months it’s time and like
hardly three months it’s time and like all exam preparations go this was the
all exam preparations go this was the
all exam preparations go this was the time which any student would have
time which any student would have
time which any student would have reserved for doing the heavy lifting
reserved for doing the heavy lifting
reserved for doing the heavy lifting from memorizing for practicing for
from memorizing for practicing for
from memorizing for practicing for revising but more importantly how will
revising but more importantly how will
revising but more importantly how will the treatment go will it be painful
the treatment go will it be painful
the treatment go will it be painful how would we know the results clearly
how would we know the results clearly
how would we know the results clearly things were going on a downward path now
things were going on a downward path now
things were going on a downward path now on the day of my first chemotherapy I
on the day of my first chemotherapy I
on the day of my first chemotherapy I went there to the hospital with my
went there to the hospital with my
went there to the hospital with my parents
parents
parents in my younger brother cancer is the
in my younger brother cancer is the
in my younger brother cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the body
uncontrolled growth of cells in the body
uncontrolled growth of cells in the body so much so that after a point of
so much so that after a point of
so much so that after a point of repeated division they start forming
repeated division they start forming
repeated division they start forming lumps which are also called tumors and
lumps which are also called tumors and
lumps which are also called tumors and it is these tumors which hamper the
it is these tumors which hamper the
it is these tumors which hamper the normal functioning of the many organs of
normal functioning of the many organs of
normal functioning of the many organs of the body
the body
the body another reasons for the occurrence of
another reasons for the occurrence of
another reasons for the occurrence of this cancer are unknown genetics
this cancer are unknown genetics
this cancer are unknown genetics infections side-effects and so on but
infections side-effects and so on but
infections side-effects and so on but what is certain what what one thing
what is certain what what one thing
what is certain what what one thing which is very certain about it is that
which is very certain about it is that
which is very certain about it is that it is very prevalent as I’m sure that
it is very prevalent as I’m sure that
it is very prevalent as I’m sure that each and every person in this room is
each and every person in this room is
each and every person in this room is personally affected by it in some way or
personally affected by it in some way or
personally affected by it in some way or the other so I am at the hospital with
the other so I am at the hospital with
the other so I am at the hospital with my parents and my younger brother for
my parents and my younger brother for
my parents and my younger brother for the first note and this is the time when
the first note and this is the time when
the first note and this is the time when there are the largest chances of things
there are the largest chances of things
there are the largest chances of things going wrong an adverse reaction a
going wrong an adverse reaction a
going wrong an adverse reaction a side-effect or any other unforeseen
side-effect or any other unforeseen
side-effect or any other unforeseen future but a constant Sorrows had
future but a constant Sorrows had
future but a constant Sorrows had clouded the possibility of anything
clouded the possibility of anything
clouded the possibility of anything going right for us in those unfortunate
going right for us in those unfortunate
going right for us in those unfortunate days luckily the first dose was
days luckily the first dose was
days luckily the first dose was administered without any problems
administered without any problems
administered without any problems now one thing one thing which no words
now one thing one thing which no words
now one thing one thing which no words can express is the sheer amount of
can express is the sheer amount of
can express is the sheer amount of excruciating pain of excruciating
excruciating pain of excruciating
excruciating pain of excruciating physical pain my body was in a normal
physical pain my body was in a normal
physical pain my body was in a normal walk of the flight of stairs seeing
walk of the flight of stairs seeing
walk of the flight of stairs seeing extreme torture for even performing the
extreme torture for even performing the
extreme torture for even performing the basic functions of eating my food
basic functions of eating my food
basic functions of eating my food washing or brushing my teeth I needed
washing or brushing my teeth I needed
washing or brushing my teeth I needed the help of my parents I could not sleep
the help of my parents I could not sleep
the help of my parents I could not sleep for days on end and my body was so much
for days on end and my body was so much
for days on end and my body was so much in pain that I was taking my painkillers
in pain that I was taking my painkillers
in pain that I was taking my painkillers known by the day but by the hour
known by the day but by the hour
known by the day but by the hour now the first day of my board
now the first day of my board
now the first day of my board examination I was dejected I was crying
examination I was dejected I was crying
examination I was dejected I was crying since the morning I was so down that I
since the morning I was so down that I
since the morning I was so down that I even told my parents and decided against
even told my parents and decided against
even told my parents and decided against appearing
appearing
appearing but they instilled some confidence in me
but they instilled some confidence in me
but they instilled some confidence in me and asked me to do the minimum number of
and asked me to do the minimum number of
and asked me to do the minimum number of questions to required to reach that
questions to required to reach that
questions to required to reach that basic 33 percentage mark I remember
basic 33 percentage mark I remember
basic 33 percentage mark I remember calculating again and again the number
calculating again and again the number
calculating again and again the number of questions I expected to get right to
of questions I expected to get right to
of questions I expected to get right to reach that minimum mark I knew I would
reach that minimum mark I knew I would
reach that minimum mark I knew I would not make it very comfortably but I
not make it very comfortably but I
not make it very comfortably but I didn’t make it it is not that I still
didn’t make it it is not that I still
didn’t make it it is not that I still don’t have any issues there are some
don’t have any issues there are some
don’t have any issues there are some there are some problems as a fall out of
there are some problems as a fall out of
there are some problems as a fall out of the treatment but one thing which I have
the treatment but one thing which I have
the treatment but one thing which I have realized from my experience is that you
realized from my experience is that you
realized from my experience is that you cannot cannot divide your life into some
cannot cannot divide your life into some
cannot cannot divide your life into some good or bad periods into some lean or
good or bad periods into some lean or
good or bad periods into some lean or mean times everything happens at the
mean times everything happens at the
mean times everything happens at the same time personal relationships
same time personal relationships
same time personal relationships professional goals physical well-being
professional goals physical well-being
professional goals physical well-being it has to happen at the same time now it
it has to happen at the same time now it
it has to happen at the same time now it is very lucky that people get the chance
is very lucky that people get the chance
is very lucky that people get the chance to strive for all these but in striving
to strive for all these but in striving
to strive for all these but in striving for doing achieving these things we lose
for doing achieving these things we lose
for doing achieving these things we lose our balance and I think it is this
our balance and I think it is this
our balance and I think it is this imbalance which we are announcing quite
imbalance which we are announcing quite
imbalance which we are announcing quite too easily
too easily
too easily just look at around us I feel that we
just look at around us I feel that we
just look at around us I feel that we have formed little bubbles for ourselves
have formed little bubbles for ourselves
have formed little bubbles for ourselves and at the first signs of trouble we
and at the first signs of trouble we
and at the first signs of trouble we feel very threatened we feel insecure –
feel very threatened we feel insecure –
feel very threatened we feel insecure – he break out of these bubbles and when
he break out of these bubbles and when
he break out of these bubbles and when we feel insecure P recoil even further
we feel insecure P recoil even further
we feel insecure P recoil even further into our own bubbles into our own
into our own bubbles into our own
into our own bubbles into our own cocoons the title of today’s talk is
cocoons the title of today’s talk is
cocoons the title of today’s talk is TEDx youth and I feel that as a
TEDx youth and I feel that as a
TEDx youth and I feel that as a generation as my generation we have to
generation as my generation we have to
generation as my generation we have to learn the importance of fast as well as
learn the importance of fast as well as
learn the importance of fast as well as loop just look all around us we are very
loop just look all around us we are very
loop just look all around us we are very familiar with speed with competition but
familiar with speed with competition but
familiar with speed with competition but how will we learn the importance of
how will we learn the importance of
how will we learn the importance of patience the importance of failure the
patience the importance of failure the
patience the importance of failure the most crucial thing which I have learned
most crucial thing which I have learned
most crucial thing which I have learned from my experience
from my experience
from my experience is the importance of knowing yourself
is the importance of knowing yourself
is the importance of knowing yourself frankly there were days when I thought
frankly there were days when I thought
frankly there were days when I thought what would be if this was my last day
what would be if this was my last day
what would be if this was my last day and given the initial diagnosis a very
and given the initial diagnosis a very
and given the initial diagnosis a very real possibility and it is through these
real possibility and it is through these
real possibility and it is through these moments of as I would like to call the
moments of as I would like to call the
moments of as I would like to call the unprecedented truth which help us
unprecedented truth which help us
unprecedented truth which help us realize which make us aware of who we
realize which make us aware of who we
realize which make us aware of who we really are we have to search for our
really are we have to search for our
really are we have to search for our answers but these answers cannot be same
answers but these answers cannot be same
answers but these answers cannot be same for everyone
for everyone
for everyone it should never be but what will be
it should never be but what will be
it should never be but what will be common amongst all of those answers is
common amongst all of those answers is
common amongst all of those answers is that it will be bring us that much
that it will be bring us that much
that it will be bring us that much closer to our own reality so today when
closer to our own reality so today when
closer to our own reality so today when you go home look yourself in the mirror
you go home look yourself in the mirror
you go home look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself one question what if
and ask yourself one question what if
and ask yourself one question what if today was your last day and then you
today was your last day and then you
today was your last day and then you will feel the charade of a tall fading
will feel the charade of a tall fading
will feel the charade of a tall fading away you will know yourself much better
away you will know yourself much better
away you will know yourself much better you will realize the importance of what
you will realize the importance of what
you will realize the importance of what truly matters you will set your
truly matters you will set your
truly matters you will set your priorities right so from now on today
priorities right so from now on today
priorities right so from now on today and every day ask yourselves one
and every day ask yourselves one
and every day ask yourselves one question what if today was your last day
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