Rip open the Package..

This is a speech that Chetan Bhagat gave @ Symbiosis

Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first.Same with life, where health and relationships are the marble . Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die.

One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It's ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, take leave from work, fall in love.

We are people, not programmed devices.....
"Don't be serious, be sincere."

I would say that i couldn't have put it better(How so, after all he is the writer). This i guess puts my thoughts that i have been trying to convey to everyone, but could not put it in words as good as the ones above.

Now that i have found those words maybe i'll just add a few more of my own. Try to enjoy life while you can, at least while you are in college, and leave no place for regrets. Dont try to be someone else, just be yourself. Being unpopular is not a bad thing, but dont envy others at their popularity. When in doubt ask yourself what you really want. We have all the answers within us, its just that we never explore it. Its as the saying goes " Everyone is gifted, the only problem is that some people never open their package". So rip open that package, break the shackles and let yourself free. The world is at your disposal, make the best out of it. and Spread the cheer :)

ADIOS...