Don't be serious, be sincere.

Written by the writer of 3 idiots,- Chetan Bhagat.

Don't just have a career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced, before successful. Balance means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order. There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your break up. There is no fun in driving your car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tension.

Life is one of those races in the nursery school where you have to run with a marble kept in the spoon in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same is 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 meant to be taken seriously, as we are temporary here. We are like a prepaid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2500 weekends Do we really need to get so worked up?

it's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof up in interviews, take leave from work. Enjoy friends, fall in love, fight with your loved ones. We are people, not programmed devices.

Don't be serious, be sincere.



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A very true and inspiring words. we are in fact NOT program devices. If you are someone that does not agree with this. you are hopeless and just not fun. So don't go around giving people the black face and asking people why is everyone NOT serious or not studying or not working. Don't be jealous when others are happily enjoying. and DON"T go ruin their lives.

WE, people who like to enjoy life do not need YOU to ruin it, if you wanna be a sour black face, go ahead! nobody is stopping you!. Don't drag other people jsut because you don't have a life!