hi guys hello hi okay so my name is Karthik Shrivastav and before I go ahead
Karthik Shrivastav and before I go ahead
Karthik Shrivastav and before I go ahead with this let me just quickly tell you a
with this let me just quickly tell you a
with this let me just quickly tell you a little bit about me okay
little bit about me okay
little bit about me okay so firstly how many just one quick
so firstly how many just one quick
so firstly how many just one quick question okay how many hot guys in the
question okay how many hot guys in the
question okay how many hot guys in the audience make some noise I have seen you
audience make some noise I have seen you
audience make some noise I have seen you like you hot okay whatever
okay how many cool guys and your drains
okay how many cool guys and your drains make so nice why is this side hot in
make so nice why is this side hot in
make so nice why is this side hot in this side crew version
this side crew version
this side crew version okay great works for me our point is
okay great works for me our point is
okay great works for me our point is point is that I am none of those things
point is that I am none of those things
point is that I am none of those things okay I am NOT hot I am NOT cool okay I
okay I am NOT hot I am NOT cool okay I
okay I am NOT hot I am NOT cool okay I am a room temperature guy you like right
am a room temperature guy you like right
am a room temperature guy you like right down the middle that’s where I am this
down the middle that’s where I am this
down the middle that’s where I am this is this is me this I’ll you know I’ve
is this is me this I’ll you know I’ve
is this is me this I’ll you know I’ve never been called hot or cool my life
never been called hot or cool my life
never been called hot or cool my life never never been called hot oh cool the
never never been called hot oh cool the
never never been called hot oh cool the only adjectives I get called is this one
only adjectives I get called is this one
only adjectives I get called is this one ejective cute oh my god you’re so cute
ejective cute oh my god you’re so cute
ejective cute oh my god you’re so cute oh my god you’re like an angle a cute
here’s the thing okay I’m I am the boy
here’s the thing okay I’m I am the boy who lives next door to the boy next door
who lives next door to the boy next door
who lives next door to the boy next door that is why I am okay basically okay if
that is why I am okay basically okay if
that is why I am okay basically okay if you guys saw me with a hot girl you
you guys saw me with a hot girl you
you guys saw me with a hot girl you would all think I’m rich think about
would all think I’m rich think about
would all think I’m rich think about that you’re Billy what is wrong with her
that you’re Billy what is wrong with her
that you’re Billy what is wrong with her why is she with him he must be rich
why is she with him he must be rich
why is she with him he must be rich I mean if season to lose us what’s wrong
I mean if season to lose us what’s wrong
I mean if season to lose us what’s wrong with me rightness I’m hot No so you know
with me rightness I’m hot No so you know
with me rightness I’m hot No so you know it’s I’m a room temperature guy okay and
it’s I’m a room temperature guy okay and
it’s I’m a room temperature guy okay and it’s really really hard for me because
it’s really really hard for me because
it’s really really hard for me because you know like I don’t know how to flirt
you know like I don’t know how to flirt
you know like I don’t know how to flirt with women I really don’t know how to
with women I really don’t know how to
with women I really don’t know how to flirt with women like nothing zero okay
flirt with women like nothing zero okay
flirt with women like nothing zero okay what someone said so cute thanks for
what someone said so cute thanks for
what someone said so cute thanks for being me a rest of my life uh I don’t
being me a rest of my life uh I don’t
being me a rest of my life uh I don’t know how to flirt with women okay like
know how to flirt with women okay like
know how to flirt with women okay like you know this one time I was on a plane
you know this one time I was on a plane
you know this one time I was on a plane okay and this beautiful girl
okay and this beautiful girl
okay and this beautiful girl absolutely beautiful girl comes in sits
absolutely beautiful girl comes in sits
absolutely beautiful girl comes in sits next to me okay she is so beautiful that
next to me okay she is so beautiful that
next to me okay she is so beautiful that you would not notice her eyes or
you would not notice her eyes or
you would not notice her eyes or personality
very beautiful okay she comes to sex to
very beautiful okay she comes to sex to me now this is every guy’s dream
me now this is every guy’s dream
me now this is every guy’s dream situation okay because the girl don’t go
situation okay because the girl don’t go
situation okay because the girl don’t go anywhere the seatbelt sign is still on
so I’m on this plane okay beautiful
so I’m on this plane okay beautiful considering next to me and I can’t think
considering next to me and I can’t think
considering next to me and I can’t think of a single thing to say to her nothing
of a single thing to say to her nothing
of a single thing to say to her nothing okay half the flight goes by finally she
okay half the flight goes by finally she
okay half the flight goes by finally she reaches into the pocket ahead of her and
reaches into the pocket ahead of her and
reaches into the pocket ahead of her and she pulls out something to read okay now
she pulls out something to read okay now
she pulls out something to read okay now I like reading she is reading something
I like reading she is reading something
I like reading she is reading something this was my in okay so I turned to her
this was my in okay so I turned to her
this was my in okay so I turned to her exam confidently I’m like hi what are
exam confidently I’m like hi what are
exam confidently I’m like hi what are you reading and she says the safety
you reading and she says the safety
you reading and she says the safety instructions and I said nice who’s it by
who’s it by at this point my brain was
who’s it by at this point my brain was going why would you say that that is not
going why would you say that that is not
going why would you say that that is not a book I’m like I know and she says it’s
a book I’m like I know and she says it’s
a book I’m like I know and she says it’s by Air India I guess I said is it good
by Air India I guess I said is it good
by Air India I guess I said is it good is it good at this one my brain knows
is it good at this one my brain knows
is it good at this one my brain knows way I will repeat that is all book to
way I will repeat that is all book to
way I will repeat that is all book to stop this right now that is not a book
stop this right now that is not a book
stop this right now that is not a book I’m like I know when she says what did
I’m like I know when she says what did
I’m like I know when she says what did you say nothing
now a brain is like cool now don’t say a
now a brain is like cool now don’t say a word
word
word I’m like alright fine
I’m like alright fine
I’m like alright fine [Music]
so you’re also going to Bombay at this
so you’re also going to Bombay at this point my brain was like just give up
point my brain was like just give up
point my brain was like just give up end this now don’t procreate so yeah so
end this now don’t procreate so yeah so
end this now don’t procreate so yeah so that’s that’s what it was like and what
that’s that’s what it was like and what
that’s that’s what it was like and what you just heard was basically a story
you just heard was basically a story
you just heard was basically a story right and so basically today’s talk that
right and so basically today’s talk that
right and so basically today’s talk that I’m going to give you today is today’s
I’m going to give you today is today’s
I’m going to give you today is today’s talking more to give you today because I
talking more to give you today because I
talking more to give you today because I have not said today enough times the
have not said today enough times the
have not said today enough times the talk I’m going to give you today is
talk I’m going to give you today is
talk I’m going to give you today is about storytelling
about storytelling
about storytelling okay the importance of storytelling okay
okay the importance of storytelling okay
okay the importance of storytelling okay now here’s the thing okay story for me
now here’s the thing okay story for me
now here’s the thing okay story for me is is something that we do every day
is is something that we do every day
is is something that we do every day okay
okay
okay the very fact that snapchat has snapped
the very fact that snapchat has snapped
the very fact that snapchat has snapped stories and instagram has install
stories and instagram has install
stories and instagram has install stories and whatsapp has whatsapp story
stories and whatsapp has whatsapp story
stories and whatsapp has whatsapp story ah but the very fact that these apps
ah but the very fact that these apps
ah but the very fact that these apps have these stories means that we’re
have these stories means that we’re
have these stories means that we’re telling them every day okay and it’s
telling them every day okay and it’s
telling them every day okay and it’s very simple stories are basically
very simple stories are basically
very simple stories are basically communication made interesting ok that’s
communication made interesting ok that’s
communication made interesting ok that’s literally it every time you are
literally it every time you are
literally it every time you are communicating and you’re making it
communicating and you’re making it
communicating and you’re making it interesting you’re telling a story
interesting you’re telling a story
interesting you’re telling a story that’s all there is to it ok and I’m
that’s all there is to it ok and I’m
that’s all there is to it ok and I’m going to take you through what I think
going to take you through what I think
going to take you through what I think are the parts that are input like what I
are the parts that are input like what I
are the parts that are input like what I feel are important you know what is the
feel are important you know what is the
feel are important you know what is the importance of storytelling okay like
importance of storytelling okay like
importance of storytelling okay like what makes re-telling so compelling and
what makes re-telling so compelling and
what makes re-telling so compelling and so important to us and I’m going to tell
so important to us and I’m going to tell
so important to us and I’m going to tell it to you from like from a very personal
it to you from like from a very personal
it to you from like from a very personal in my own idiotic way okay now I’m a
in my own idiotic way okay now I’m a
in my own idiotic way okay now I’m a professional idiot that’s what I do as a
professional idiot that’s what I do as a
professional idiot that’s what I do as a comedian I’m a professionally did like
comedian I’m a professionally did like
comedian I’m a professionally did like like the people you heard today are
like the people you heard today are
like the people you heard today are professionals I am that’s I’m cute
professionals I am that’s I’m cute
professionals I am that’s I’m cute that’s that’s that’s all I have like
that’s that’s that’s all I have like
that’s that’s that’s all I have like that’s that’s all I have going for me so
that’s that’s all I have going for me so
that’s that’s all I have going for me so I’m gonna Delta from like my personal
I’m gonna Delta from like my personal
I’m gonna Delta from like my personal experiences whatever idiot clown
experiences whatever idiot clown
experiences whatever idiot clown experiences I have now Isis I’ll tell
experiences I have now Isis I’ll tell
experiences I have now Isis I’ll tell you one thing before I begin which is
you one thing before I begin which is
you one thing before I begin which is that I am a comedian and a fiction
that I am a comedian and a fiction
that I am a comedian and a fiction writer okay uh and it’s pretty cool
writer okay uh and it’s pretty cool
writer okay uh and it’s pretty cool being a fiction writer because as a
being a fiction writer because as a
being a fiction writer because as a child I used to get hit for telling lies
child I used to get hit for telling lies
child I used to get hit for telling lies now I get paid for it I have some five
now I get paid for it I have some five
now I get paid for it I have some five things that I want to talk to you about
things that I want to talk to you about
things that I want to talk to you about about the importance of storytelling
about the importance of storytelling
about the importance of storytelling okay the first thing that I want talk to
okay the first thing that I want talk to
okay the first thing that I want talk to you about is entertainment okay the one
you about is entertainment okay the one
you about is entertainment okay the one thing that makes stories the most
thing that makes stories the most
thing that makes stories the most interesting and the most like
interesting and the most like
interesting and the most like fascinating thing is the fact that
fascinating thing is the fact that
fascinating thing is the fact that they’re entertaining right entertainment
they’re entertaining right entertainment
they’re entertaining right entertainment is the topsoil of soy deli okay it’s the
is the topsoil of soy deli okay it’s the
is the topsoil of soy deli okay it’s the very top thing okay at this point you’re
very top thing okay at this point you’re
very top thing okay at this point you’re sorry doesn’t have perspective meaning
sorry doesn’t have perspective meaning
sorry doesn’t have perspective meaning insight etc but that doesn’t mean that
insight etc but that doesn’t mean that
insight etc but that doesn’t mean that entertaining stories are less valuable
entertaining stories are less valuable
entertaining stories are less valuable okay that does not mean that like I’ll
okay that does not mean that like I’ll
okay that does not mean that like I’ll tell you what like I am standing here in
tell you what like I am standing here in
tell you what like I am standing here in front of you because I read one story by
front of you because I read one story by
front of you because I read one story by P G Wodehouse okay P G Wodehouse is my
P G Wodehouse okay P G Wodehouse is my
P G Wodehouse okay P G Wodehouse is my favoritest author ever and I read this
favoritest author ever and I read this
favoritest author ever and I read this one story when I was in the 10th
one story when I was in the 10th
one story when I was in the 10th standard okay I was in the middle of my
standard okay I was in the middle of my
standard okay I was in the middle of my exams so it just before it in fact I was
exams so it just before it in fact I was
exams so it just before it in fact I was in February okay a month to my exams and
in February okay a month to my exams and
in February okay a month to my exams and my parents had they thought that they
my parents had they thought that they
my parents had they thought that they won the battle when they took out the TV
won the battle when they took out the TV
won the battle when they took out the TV and the computer and they left this P G
and the computer and they left this P G
and the computer and they left this P G Wodehouse book okay I opened the book as
Wodehouse book okay I opened the book as
Wodehouse book okay I opened the book as I was reading this and I read straight
I was reading this and I read straight
I was reading this and I read straight through the night and I changed my life
through the night and I changed my life
through the night and I changed my life I was like oh my god this is so amazing
I was like oh my god this is so amazing
I was like oh my god this is so amazing if I can spend the rest of my life
if I can spend the rest of my life
if I can spend the rest of my life doing even a little bit of what PG
doing even a little bit of what PG
doing even a little bit of what PG woodhouse like managed to do my life
woodhouse like managed to do my life
woodhouse like managed to do my life would be amazing okay and that’s why I
would be amazing okay and that’s why I
would be amazing okay and that’s why I started I started writing stuff when I
started I started writing stuff when I
started I started writing stuff when I started becoming a humor writer and
started becoming a humor writer and
started becoming a humor writer and that’s why I’m here today and it just
that’s why I’m here today and it just
that’s why I’m here today and it just shows you that even the smallest things
shows you that even the smallest things
shows you that even the smallest things can make such a vast difference right so
can make such a vast difference right so
can make such a vast difference right so entertainment does not mean that is any
entertainment does not mean that is any
entertainment does not mean that is any less valuable the second thing that I
less valuable the second thing that I
less valuable the second thing that I wanna talk to you about is stories are
wanna talk to you about is stories are
wanna talk to you about is stories are important because they form a record of
important because they form a record of
important because they form a record of art I of our time on earth okay that’s
art I of our time on earth okay that’s
art I of our time on earth okay that’s really like one cool thing about stories
really like one cool thing about stories
really like one cool thing about stories that they form a record of our time on
that they form a record of our time on
that they form a record of our time on earth okay like writing for me is
earth okay like writing for me is
earth okay like writing for me is probably the closest we’ve come to
probably the closest we’ve come to
probably the closest we’ve come to time-travel okay that’s the thing that I
time-travel okay that’s the thing that I
time-travel okay that’s the thing that I find very fascinating writing is almost
find very fascinating writing is almost
find very fascinating writing is almost time-travel okay because it goes through
time-travel okay because it goes through
time-travel okay because it goes through space and time okay like it I find it
space and time okay like it I find it
space and time okay like it I find it endlessly
endlessly
endlessly fascinating that Jack Kerouac writing in
fascinating that Jack Kerouac writing in
fascinating that Jack Kerouac writing in 1957 in America can influence a person
1957 in America can influence a person
1957 in America can influence a person in 2017 in India and inspire him to
in 2017 in India and inspire him to
in 2017 in India and inspire him to travel dad is time travel that is
travel dad is time travel that is
travel dad is time travel that is amazing okay and this is like doubly
amazing okay and this is like doubly
amazing okay and this is like doubly amazing to me because here’s the thing
amazing to me because here’s the thing
amazing to me because here’s the thing okay we may not know the meaning of life
okay we may not know the meaning of life
okay we may not know the meaning of life but we do know one thing we know the
but we do know one thing we know the
but we do know one thing we know the responsibility of life and the
responsibility of life and the
responsibility of life and the responsibility of life is very simple is
responsibility of life is very simple is
responsibility of life is very simple is to leave the world a better place than
to leave the world a better place than
to leave the world a better place than you found it okay and stories because
you found it okay and stories because
you found it okay and stories because they form a record of your time here
they form a record of your time here
they form a record of your time here they’re very fascinating because you can
they’re very fascinating because you can
they’re very fascinating because you can record your wisdom and experience and
record your wisdom and experience and
record your wisdom and experience and hope that someone from a next generation
hope that someone from a next generation
hope that someone from a next generation can see this and hopefully learn from it
can see this and hopefully learn from it
can see this and hopefully learn from it now the very fact that PG Wodehouse
now the very fact that PG Wodehouse
now the very fact that PG Wodehouse influenced me to become a writer means
influenced me to become a writer means
influenced me to become a writer means you know that a record of your time and
you know that a record of your time and
you know that a record of your time and space can influence other people okay so
space can influence other people okay so
space can influence other people okay so that’s that’s so that’s a very important
that’s that’s so that’s a very important
that’s that’s so that’s a very important thing the stories do the next thing
thing the stories do the next thing
thing the stories do the next thing about stories is that they are
about stories is that they are
about stories is that they are transformative empowering and inspiring
transformative empowering and inspiring
transformative empowering and inspiring okay now I began this talk by telling
okay now I began this talk by telling
okay now I began this talk by telling you that I am a room temperature guy
you that I am a room temperature guy
you that I am a room temperature guy right now to get this realization took a
right now to get this realization took a
right now to get this realization took a long time okay because when I was a
long time okay because when I was a
long time okay because when I was a teenager okay when I was when I was in
teenager okay when I was when I was in
teenager okay when I was when I was in college and in fact when I was in school
college and in fact when I was in school
college and in fact when I was in school like my the height of my ambition was
like my the height of my ambition was
like my the height of my ambition was that one day somebody would call me hot
that one day somebody would call me hot
that one day somebody would call me hot or cool that was literally it like once
or cool that was literally it like once
or cool that was literally it like once I want someone to go like hey you are so
I want someone to go like hey you are so
I want someone to go like hey you are so hot if you like thank you I waited my
hot if you like thank you I waited my
hot if you like thank you I waited my whole life for you you know just one
whole life for you you know just one
whole life for you you know just one time honor I want to that happen and it
time honor I want to that happen and it
time honor I want to that happen and it and and it took me so long to realize
and and it took me so long to realize
and and it took me so long to realize that maybe there’s a third way maybe I
that maybe there’s a third way maybe I
that maybe there’s a third way maybe I have to tell the story of of my life and
have to tell the story of of my life and
have to tell the story of of my life and not something I want to be okay and the
not something I want to be okay and the
not something I want to be okay and the minute I went onstage okay and I said
minute I went onstage okay and I said
minute I went onstage okay and I said that hey guys I’m not a hot guy I’m not
that hey guys I’m not a hot guy I’m not
that hey guys I’m not a hot guy I’m not a cool guy I’m a room-temperature guy
a cool guy I’m a room-temperature guy
a cool guy I’m a room-temperature guy the minute I said that and I saw a room
the minute I said that and I saw a room
the minute I said that and I saw a room full of people laughing that’s the
full of people laughing that’s the
full of people laughing that’s the minute I went like you know what this is
minute I went like you know what this is
minute I went like you know what this is the best I could not have been anybody
the best I could not have been anybody
the best I could not have been anybody else and this works for me now that’s
else and this works for me now that’s
else and this works for me now that’s nice transformative that’s empowering
nice transformative that’s empowering
nice transformative that’s empowering like you tell your story and trust me
like you tell your story and trust me
like you tell your story and trust me people will love you for it if you’re
people will love you for it if you’re
people will love you for it if you’re telling the truth okay because that’s
telling the truth okay because that’s
telling the truth okay because that’s what people value more than anything
what people value more than anything
what people value more than anything else
else
else the truth and chances are the people are
the truth and chances are the people are
the truth and chances are the people are going through it themselves like
going through it themselves like
going through it themselves like everybody here who said they were hot
everybody here who said they were hot
everybody here who said they were hot and cool ha ha ha
the four thing the fourth thing I wanna
the four thing the fourth thing I wanna tell you is in fact I don’t want to tell
tell you is in fact I don’t want to tell
tell you is in fact I don’t want to tell you what it is I want to take you
you what it is I want to take you
you what it is I want to take you through it okay a few years back I was
through it okay a few years back I was
through it okay a few years back I was in a place called McLeod Ganj and
in a place called McLeod Ganj and
in a place called McLeod Ganj and someone told me that you must go on the
someone told me that you must go on the
someone told me that you must go on the three own Trail
three own Trail
three own Trail okay now three own for those if you
okay now three own for those if you
okay now three own for those if you don’t know it’s a beautiful trail okay
don’t know it’s a beautiful trail okay
don’t know it’s a beautiful trail okay you must go if you haven’t gone you must
you must go if you haven’t gone you must
you must go if you haven’t gone you must go okay so it’s a it’s a long serene
go okay so it’s a it’s a long serene
go okay so it’s a it’s a long serene walk you go right like through a mount
walk you go right like through a mount
walk you go right like through a mount like a cross a mountain okay and on the
like a cross a mountain okay and on the
like a cross a mountain okay and on the journey it’s fully lush okay it’s green
journey it’s fully lush okay it’s green
journey it’s fully lush okay it’s green all around you okay you can see
all around you okay you can see
all around you okay you can see panoramic views of the valleys okay the
panoramic views of the valleys okay the
panoramic views of the valleys okay the valleys are deep and I at one point
valleys are deep and I at one point
valleys are deep and I at one point you’re so high like altitude wise
you’re so high like altitude wise
you’re so high like altitude wise altitude wise altitude what is you’re so
altitude wise altitude what is you’re so
altitude wise altitude what is you’re so high up when you look down you can see
high up when you look down you can see
high up when you look down you can see birds flying below you you can see the
birds flying below you you can see the
birds flying below you you can see the backs of their heads that is amazing
backs of their heads that is amazing
backs of their heads that is amazing okay and I think here’s another aspect
okay and I think here’s another aspect
okay and I think here’s another aspect of storytelling that I just told you all
of storytelling that I just told you all
of storytelling that I just told you all of this stuff and you could in some way
of this stuff and you could in some way
of this stuff and you could in some way imagine it you could in some way be
imagine it you could in some way be
imagine it you could in some way be there you could in some ways see the
there you could in some ways see the
there you could in some ways see the back of a crows head so the point is
back of a crows head so the point is
back of a crows head so the point is that through a story I can actually take
that through a story I can actually take
that through a story I can actually take you to someplace that you’ve never been
you to someplace that you’ve never been
you to someplace that you’ve never been make you experience something that
make you experience something that
make you experience something that you’ve not experienced that’s that’s
you’ve not experienced that’s that’s
you’ve not experienced that’s that’s again a very fascinating important part
again a very fascinating important part
again a very fascinating important part of storytelling okay and here’s the
of storytelling okay and here’s the
of storytelling okay and here’s the thing guys I just told you all of this
thing guys I just told you all of this
thing guys I just told you all of this for free I paid twenty thousand to go to
for free I paid twenty thousand to go to
for free I paid twenty thousand to go to three free just finding it very unfair
three free just finding it very unfair
three free just finding it very unfair but here’s the other thing okay about
but here’s the other thing okay about
but here’s the other thing okay about that trip I forgot to tell you one thing
that trip I forgot to tell you one thing
that trip I forgot to tell you one thing stories also fascinating because you are
stories also fascinating because you are
stories also fascinating because you are telling it to somebody and in telling it
telling it to somebody and in telling it
telling it to somebody and in telling it to somebody you are doing two things
to somebody you are doing two things
to somebody you are doing two things you’re transforming that experience
you’re transforming that experience
you’re transforming that experience you’re transforming it like I told you
you’re transforming it like I told you
you’re transforming it like I told you about how beautiful the journey was
about how beautiful the journey was
about how beautiful the journey was right I told you about how amazing it
right I told you about how amazing it
right I told you about how amazing it looked in the view was spectacular and
looked in the view was spectacular and
looked in the view was spectacular and the bird’s head and everything but what
the bird’s head and everything but what
the bird’s head and everything but what I did leave out was this okay all the
I did leave out was this okay all the
I did leave out was this okay all the tech it was painful it was painful it’s
tech it was painful it was painful it’s
tech it was painful it was painful it’s eighteen kilometers one way
eighteen kilometers one way
eighteen kilometers one way five-and-a-half hours okay at some point
five-and-a-half hours okay at some point
five-and-a-half hours okay at some point my knee started giving way my muscles
my knee started giving way my muscles
my knee started giving way my muscles were cramping it was it was excruciating
were cramping it was it was excruciating
were cramping it was it was excruciating okay I thought I’d taken a wrong turn
okay I thought I’d taken a wrong turn
okay I thought I’d taken a wrong turn okay because I saw nobody on the trail I
okay because I saw nobody on the trail I
okay because I saw nobody on the trail I thought oh my god I’m lost if I die here
thought oh my god I’m lost if I die here
thought oh my god I’m lost if I die here nobody will fire
nobody will fire
nobody will fire me for days I have no cell phone
me for days I have no cell phone
me for days I have no cell phone reception this is it
reception this is it
reception this is it and it was terrifying it was terrifying
and it was terrifying it was terrifying
and it was terrifying it was terrifying but I didn’t tell you that and then this
but I didn’t tell you that and then this
but I didn’t tell you that and then this other thing happened I was on this trail
other thing happened I was on this trail
other thing happened I was on this trail I was worried I was lost and I looked
I was worried I was lost and I looked
I was worried I was lost and I looked behind and far away in the distance far
behind and far away in the distance far
behind and far away in the distance far far away in the distance I see one speck
far away in the distance I see one speck
far away in the distance I see one speck okay it’s one other person walking up
okay it’s one other person walking up
okay it’s one other person walking up that trail okay I was about to give up I
that trail okay I was about to give up I
that trail okay I was about to give up I was about to turn back and go home okay
was about to turn back and go home okay
was about to turn back and go home okay but I saw that one person I was like oh
but I saw that one person I was like oh
but I saw that one person I was like oh my god thank God I am not the only crazy
my god thank God I am not the only crazy
my god thank God I am not the only crazy person here and I finished that trick
person here and I finished that trick
person here and I finished that trick okay that lone stranger coming up behind
okay that lone stranger coming up behind
okay that lone stranger coming up behind you is what a great story looks like
you is what a great story looks like
you is what a great story looks like okay because the minute you are about to
okay because the minute you are about to
okay because the minute you are about to turn behind you can see a story coming
turn behind you can see a story coming
turn behind you can see a story coming up behind you that you can relate with
up behind you that you can relate with
up behind you that you can relate with and you go like I’ll do this I can get
and you go like I’ll do this I can get
and you go like I’ll do this I can get through this you know because great
through this you know because great
through this you know because great stories have this amazing ability to
stories have this amazing ability to
stories have this amazing ability to relate with you and when they relate
relate with you and when they relate
relate with you and when they relate with you it’s it’s the experiences very
with you it’s it’s the experiences very
with you it’s it’s the experiences very soothing because what it tells you is
soothing because what it tells you is
soothing because what it tells you is this like I am with you because I’m just
this like I am with you because I’m just
this like I am with you because I’m just like you and the other cool thing about
like you and the other cool thing about
like you and the other cool thing about this is that you don’t need to be in the
this is that you don’t need to be in the
this is that you don’t need to be in the same place you don’t need to be in the
same place you don’t need to be in the
same place you don’t need to be in the same country you don’t need to be the
same country you don’t need to be the
same country you don’t need to be the same time to have this experience you
same time to have this experience you
same time to have this experience you know you can read writers of any error
know you can read writers of any error
know you can read writers of any error and you will realize that yes they’re
and you will realize that yes they’re
and you will realize that yes they’re talking about the same things because we
talking about the same things because we
talking about the same things because we don’t change so that’s the other amazing
don’t change so that’s the other amazing
don’t change so that’s the other amazing thing about stories the last part about
thing about stories the last part about
thing about stories the last part about sorry telling is meaning now what I mean
sorry telling is meaning now what I mean
sorry telling is meaning now what I mean by this is and what I mean by this
by this is and what I mean by this
by this is and what I mean by this here’s the thing okay life is a series
here’s the thing okay life is a series
here’s the thing okay life is a series of arbitrary events that fall one after
of arbitrary events that fall one after
of arbitrary events that fall one after the other
the other
the other okay they don’t necessarily have meaning
okay they don’t necessarily have meaning
okay they don’t necessarily have meaning but it’s your interpretation that gives
but it’s your interpretation that gives
but it’s your interpretation that gives it any sort of meaning at all right so
it any sort of meaning at all right so
it any sort of meaning at all right so if you just look back at the last five
if you just look back at the last five
if you just look back at the last five days of your life did it have any
days of your life did it have any
days of your life did it have any meaning we invest meaning into time we
meaning we invest meaning into time we
meaning we invest meaning into time we invest meaning into days
invest meaning into days
invest meaning into days we invest meaning into all your
we invest meaning into all your
we invest meaning into all your experiences that you have we are the sum
experiences that you have we are the sum
experiences that you have we are the sum total of our stories okay the stories we
total of our stories okay the stories we
total of our stories okay the stories we believe in and the stories we tell so
believe in and the stories we tell so
believe in and the stories we tell so believe in good stories and tell better
believe in good stories and tell better
believe in good stories and tell better ones that’s it thank you
ones that’s it thank you
ones that’s it thank you you
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