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[Applause] good afternoon everyone
good afternoon everyone
good afternoon everyone so I was asked to talk about the three
so I was asked to talk about the three
so I was asked to talk about the three pillars of life and massage evoke and
pillars of life and massage evoke and
pillars of life and massage evoke and enlighten
enlighten
enlighten yes I a massage a future filled with all
yes I a massage a future filled with all
yes I a massage a future filled with all comforts who wouldn’t want that but all
comforts who wouldn’t want that but all
comforts who wouldn’t want that but all said and done I am most happy when I’m
said and done I am most happy when I’m
said and done I am most happy when I’m surrounded by people who love and care
surrounded by people who love and care
surrounded by people who love and care about me I’m alive and happy to be here
about me I’m alive and happy to be here
about me I’m alive and happy to be here today
today
today I used the word alive because it reminds
I used the word alive because it reminds
I used the word alive because it reminds me of the dreadful 26/11 attack I was
me of the dreadful 26/11 attack I was
me of the dreadful 26/11 attack I was among the lucky ones to survive the
among the lucky ones to survive the
among the lucky ones to survive the memory of that horrifying day is still a
memory of that horrifying day is still a
memory of that horrifying day is still a fresh in my mind as though it only just
fresh in my mind as though it only just
fresh in my mind as though it only just happened yesterday a group of terrorists
happened yesterday a group of terrorists
happened yesterday a group of terrorists entered various locations in Mumbai
entered various locations in Mumbai
entered various locations in Mumbai killed and destroyed more than 200
killed and destroyed more than 200
killed and destroyed more than 200 people the onslaught known to us is
people the onslaught known to us is
people the onslaught known to us is 26/11 the young men who ventured into
26/11 the young men who ventured into
26/11 the young men who ventured into the hotel amongst other places with the
the hotel amongst other places with the
the hotel amongst other places with the intention of gunning down the public
intention of gunning down the public
intention of gunning down the public what did they demonstrate the wonderful
what did they demonstrate the wonderful
what did they demonstrate the wonderful and brutal side of the human mind what
and brutal side of the human mind what
and brutal side of the human mind what did they seek to spread fear through
did they seek to spread fear through
did they seek to spread fear through terrorism I was one of the many to
terrorism I was one of the many to
terrorism I was one of the many to experience the ordeal that lasted nearly
experience the ordeal that lasted nearly
experience the ordeal that lasted nearly three days haven’t been stuck for as I
three days haven’t been stuck for as I
three days haven’t been stuck for as I was contemplating what lay ahead never
was contemplating what lay ahead never
was contemplating what lay ahead never could I imagine that I would experience
could I imagine that I would experience
could I imagine that I would experience a terror attack it was a typical hectic
a terror attack it was a typical hectic
a terror attack it was a typical hectic day at the Taj November is peak season
day at the Taj November is peak season
day at the Taj November is peak season time there were wedding receptions
time there were wedding receptions
time there were wedding receptions banquets cocktail dinners and a lot of
banquets cocktail dinners and a lot of
banquets cocktail dinners and a lot of events happening at the hotel suddenly
events happening at the hotel suddenly
events happening at the hotel suddenly we sounded what sounded like fireworks
we sounded what sounded like fireworks
we sounded what sounded like fireworks being wedding season time I assumed the
being wedding season time I assumed the
being wedding season time I assumed the same suddenly we heard and we started
same suddenly we heard and we started
same suddenly we heard and we started getting phone calls and text messages
getting phone calls and text messages
getting phone calls and text messages intimating us that there was a gunman on
intimating us that there was a gunman on
intimating us that there was a gunman on the loose so the only thing at that
the loose so the only thing at that
the loose so the only thing at that point to do was to shut the doors and to
point to do was to shut the doors and to
point to do was to shut the doors and to deny access to anybody who tried to
deny access to anybody who tried to
deny access to anybody who tried to enter we pushed the hot food trolleys to
enter we pushed the hot food trolleys to
enter we pushed the hot food trolleys to The Doors asked her guests to move away
The Doors asked her guests to move away
The Doors asked her guests to move away from the doors and windows against the
from the doors and windows against the
from the doors and windows against the walls and settle down on the floor at
walls and settle down on the floor at
walls and settle down on the floor at one point of time people about sixty
one point of time people about sixty
one point of time people about sixty five of us locked him emotions and
five of us locked him emotions and
five of us locked him emotions and anxieties raging high no one knew what
anxieties raging high no one knew what
anxieties raging high no one knew what was going on outside eventually the new
was going on outside eventually the new
was going on outside eventually the new started pouring in and we were informed
started pouring in and we were informed
started pouring in and we were informed that there wasn’t one but four
that there wasn’t one but four
that there wasn’t one but four terrorists in the hotel how do I relate
terrorists in the hotel how do I relate
terrorists in the hotel how do I relate what happened that night – the theme of
what happened that night – the theme of
what happened that night – the theme of today’s talk what does it mean to me why
today’s talk what does it mean to me why
today’s talk what does it mean to me why is it important what changes did I
is it important what changes did I
is it important what changes did I experience during and after the event I
experience during and after the event I
experience during and after the event I believe that when difficult times
believe that when difficult times
believe that when difficult times prevail you either play the victim or
prevail you either play the victim or
prevail you either play the victim or you get over it and do something about
you get over it and do something about
you get over it and do something about it I wasn’t brought up to play the
it I wasn’t brought up to play the
it I wasn’t brought up to play the victim
victim
victim if you have the ability to rise to the
if you have the ability to rise to the
if you have the ability to rise to the occasion then you ought to you owe it to
occasion then you ought to you owe it to
occasion then you ought to you owe it to yourself and to others around you I did
yourself and to others around you I did
yourself and to others around you I did what was right for me and the other 65
what was right for me and the other 65
what was right for me and the other 65 in the room you also need to understand
in the room you also need to understand
in the room you also need to understand that you here for a reason everything
that you here for a reason everything
that you here for a reason everything happens for a reason you have something
happens for a reason you have something
happens for a reason you have something very profound to accomplish if you
very profound to accomplish if you
very profound to accomplish if you wouldn’t if there is nothing that you
wouldn’t if there is nothing that you
wouldn’t if there is nothing that you have to accomplish you wouldn’t be here
have to accomplish you wouldn’t be here
have to accomplish you wouldn’t be here don’t ignore the clues no matter how
don’t ignore the clues no matter how
don’t ignore the clues no matter how bizarre they may seem now this may sound
bizarre they may seem now this may sound
bizarre they may seem now this may sound a bit conceited but under the
a bit conceited but under the
a bit conceited but under the circumstances I felt I could handle the
circumstances I felt I could handle the
circumstances I felt I could handle the situation better than anybody else that
situation better than anybody else that
situation better than anybody else that day it called for someone to take
day it called for someone to take
day it called for someone to take control over a situation which otherwise
control over a situation which otherwise
control over a situation which otherwise could have god forbid ended badly I had
could have god forbid ended badly I had
could have god forbid ended badly I had faith in myself because I was the only
faith in myself because I was the only
faith in myself because I was the only one I could control if I could keep calm
one I could control if I could keep calm
one I could control if I could keep calm I could do much more the decision to
I could do much more the decision to
I could do much more the decision to stay put and not venture out looking for
stay put and not venture out looking for
stay put and not venture out looking for a way to get out was entirely
a way to get out was entirely
a way to get out was entirely intuitional I’m generally a very
intuitional I’m generally a very
intuitional I’m generally a very impulsive person but that was not the
impulsive person but that was not the
impulsive person but that was not the right time to make a move or to show
right time to make a move or to show
right time to make a move or to show heroics rather to wait for the right
heroics rather to wait for the right
heroics rather to wait for the right time to make a move as one would expect
time to make a move as one would expect
time to make a move as one would expect there were people who didn’t agree staff
there were people who didn’t agree staff
there were people who didn’t agree staff and guests both when you’re in a room
and guests both when you’re in a room
and guests both when you’re in a room full of CEOs of the largest and most
full of CEOs of the largest and most
full of CEOs of the largest and most successful multinationals
successful multinationals
successful multinationals people will ask you what you’re up to
people will ask you what you’re up to
people will ask you what you’re up to and they will expect a plan of action
and they will expect a plan of action
and they will expect a plan of action well I didn’t have a plan back then and
well I didn’t have a plan back then and
well I didn’t have a plan back then and I don’t even have a plan right now all I
I don’t even have a plan right now all I
I don’t even have a plan right now all I knew was that we needed to keep
knew was that we needed to keep
knew was that we needed to keep everybody safe and that under the
everybody safe and that under the
everybody safe and that under the circumstances was achieved by bullying
circumstances was achieved by bullying
circumstances was achieved by bullying some and by reassuring some on a lighter
some and by reassuring some on a lighter
some and by reassuring some on a lighter note there was plenty of alcohol in the
note there was plenty of alcohol in the
note there was plenty of alcohol in the room and we made sure that was well
room and we made sure that was well
room and we made sure that was well circulated I was anxious not only for
circulated I was anxious not only for
circulated I was anxious not only for myself but for the others who with me
myself but for the others who with me
myself but for the others who with me but I did not want to allow myself to
but I did not want to allow myself to
but I did not want to allow myself to believe that we wouldn’t make it it
believe that we wouldn’t make it it
believe that we wouldn’t make it it didn’t make sense to think the worse of
didn’t make sense to think the worse of
didn’t make sense to think the worse of course it’s absolute louwman nature to
course it’s absolute louwman nature to
course it’s absolute louwman nature to want to you know survive that’s when the
want to you know survive that’s when the
want to you know survive that’s when the brain starts ticking but if you allow
brain starts ticking but if you allow
brain starts ticking but if you allow yourself to calm down and make sense of
yourself to calm down and make sense of
yourself to calm down and make sense of the situation you can do much more I did
the situation you can do much more I did
the situation you can do much more I did what I could to the best of my shaky
what I could to the best of my shaky
what I could to the best of my shaky nerves at that point of time we kept in
nerves at that point of time we kept in
nerves at that point of time we kept in touch with security through the night
touch with security through the night
touch with security through the night you know to get quick updates on the
you know to get quick updates on the
you know to get quick updates on the situation we even devise plans to
situation we even devise plans to
situation we even devise plans to evacuate if we got a chance
evacuate if we got a chance
evacuate if we got a chance but then that again was risky now
but then that again was risky now
but then that again was risky now picture this it was around 3:00 a.m. and
picture this it was around 3:00 a.m. and
picture this it was around 3:00 a.m. and the terrorists were gunning and
the terrorists were gunning and
the terrorists were gunning and destroying everything inside they were
destroying everything inside they were
destroying everything inside they were just burning everything inside the
just burning everything inside the
just burning everything inside the chandeliers was shaking and dust falling
chandeliers was shaking and dust falling
chandeliers was shaking and dust falling on our heads so nobody knew what was
on our heads so nobody knew what was
on our heads so nobody knew what was going on outside but eventually the news
going on outside but eventually the news
going on outside but eventually the news started pouring in again and the NSG
started pouring in again and the NSG
started pouring in again and the NSG were now finally in the hotel around
were now finally in the hotel around
were now finally in the hotel around 3:00 a.m. and the operation to fight the
3:00 a.m. and the operation to fight the
3:00 a.m. and the operation to fight the enemy had begun at daybreak the next day
enemy had begun at daybreak the next day
enemy had begun at daybreak the next day we had a chance to make a move we broke
we had a chance to make a move we broke
we had a chance to make a move we broke some windows we saw the fire brigade
some windows we saw the fire brigade
some windows we saw the fire brigade outside we waved out to them and they
outside we waved out to them and they
outside we waved out to them and they you know we were finally able to get our
you know we were finally able to get our
you know we were finally able to get our guests to safety looking back I feel
guests to safety looking back I feel
guests to safety looking back I feel these events portrayed a part of us the
these events portrayed a part of us the
these events portrayed a part of us the third stuff that we did not know existed
third stuff that we did not know existed
third stuff that we did not know existed till then the inherent force and
till then the inherent force and
till then the inherent force and calmness that was exhibited in the face
calmness that was exhibited in the face
calmness that was exhibited in the face of a potentially fatal situation the
of a potentially fatal situation the
of a potentially fatal situation the decision to stay put while some wanted
decision to stay put while some wanted
decision to stay put while some wanted to run out probably to their deaths and
to run out probably to their deaths and
to run out probably to their deaths and condemning the rest by giving out their
condemning the rest by giving out their
condemning the rest by giving out their locations was a logical one I think we
locations was a logical one I think we
locations was a logical one I think we were successful in getting all our
were successful in getting all our
were successful in getting all our guests
guests
guests to safety from a very perilous situation
to safety from a very perilous situation
to safety from a very perilous situation from this viewpoint the touch made a
from this viewpoint the touch made a
from this viewpoint the touch made a mark the theme of today’s event is in
mark the theme of today’s event is in
mark the theme of today’s event is in visage evoke enlighten implying that
visage evoke enlighten implying that
visage evoke enlighten implying that imagination can lead to enlightenment
imagination can lead to enlightenment
imagination can lead to enlightenment these three words when put together
these three words when put together
these three words when put together represent the journey of your life
represent the journey of your life
represent the journey of your life imagination see sorry imagination sparks
imagination see sorry imagination sparks
imagination see sorry imagination sparks inspiration as it did for me on that
inspiration as it did for me on that
inspiration as it did for me on that fateful day it called for an inner
fateful day it called for an inner
fateful day it called for an inner strength that I had never experienced
strength that I had never experienced
strength that I had never experienced before coming to evoke the second pillar
before coming to evoke the second pillar
before coming to evoke the second pillar of life I think it is very important for
of life I think it is very important for
of life I think it is very important for a person to keep oneself constantly
a person to keep oneself constantly
a person to keep oneself constantly motivated by evoking time and again the
motivated by evoking time and again the
motivated by evoking time and again the memory of such an unforgettable incident
memory of such an unforgettable incident
memory of such an unforgettable incident that almost became a milestone in one’s
that almost became a milestone in one’s
that almost became a milestone in one’s life I hope my experience can help you
life I hope my experience can help you
life I hope my experience can help you cope with any situation with courage and
cope with any situation with courage and
cope with any situation with courage and conviction it is through sharing that we
conviction it is through sharing that we
conviction it is through sharing that we learn from each other
learn from each other
learn from each other evoking must logically lead to
evoking must logically lead to
evoking must logically lead to enlightenment the third pillar of life
enlightenment the third pillar of life
enlightenment the third pillar of life enlightenment is the ability to perceive
enlightenment is the ability to perceive
enlightenment is the ability to perceive the truth it is also the ability to
the truth it is also the ability to
the truth it is also the ability to analyze a situation and tread cautiously
analyze a situation and tread cautiously
analyze a situation and tread cautiously towards your action plan I would be
towards your action plan I would be
towards your action plan I would be happy if my experience serves as an
happy if my experience serves as an
happy if my experience serves as an instrument towards your enlightenment
instrument towards your enlightenment
instrument towards your enlightenment nothing is impossible is the inside that
nothing is impossible is the inside that
nothing is impossible is the inside that dawned on me that day in closing I would
dawned on me that day in closing I would
dawned on me that day in closing I would like to read something I’d like to share
like to read something I’d like to share
like to read something I’d like to share something that I read online I don’t
something that I read online I don’t
something that I read online I don’t know the author but I found it quite
know the author but I found it quite
know the author but I found it quite interesting an app for me it’s titled
interesting an app for me it’s titled
interesting an app for me it’s titled God assigning duties to each zodiac sign
God assigning duties to each zodiac sign
God assigning duties to each zodiac sign to you Libra I give the mission of
to you Libra I give the mission of
to you Libra I give the mission of service that humans will be mindful of
service that humans will be mindful of
service that humans will be mindful of their duties to others that they may
their duties to others that they may
their duties to others that they may learn cooperation as well as the ability
learn cooperation as well as the ability
learn cooperation as well as the ability to reflect on the other side of their
to reflect on the other side of their
to reflect on the other side of their actions I will put you everywhere there
actions I will put you everywhere there
actions I will put you everywhere there is discord and for your efforts I will
is discord and for your efforts I will
is discord and for your efforts I will give you the gift of love thank you very
give you the gift of love thank you very
give you the gift of love thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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