Speech by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis

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Don’t just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced 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 breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.

“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 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 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 2,500weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up?

It’s ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof up a few interviews, take leave from work, Enjoy with your friends, fall in love, little fights with your loved Ones . We are people, not programmed devices.

“Don’t be serious, be sincere.”!

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7 Responses to Speech by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis

  1. “Don’t be serious, be sincere.”!

    Perfect Quote!!!

    Jaskirat Singh
    November 17, 2010 at 7:55 pm
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  2. super super liked it………

    abhi
    November 17, 2010 at 10:38 pm
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  3. best ways to live your life..

    Abhishek.Bindal
    November 19, 2010 at 12:54 am
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    • Evryone must read this and u will get the real mean of life…i.e not to be rich with just wealth but with the things success,relations,peace of mind for which U wana be rich..
      & njoy ur Happy Life//st

      Vikas Jain
      December 19, 2010 at 8:16 pm
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  4. it’s one of my favorites …

    Syed Rubaid Ahmad
    February 29, 2012 at 11:09 pm
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  5. :)

    The Indian Fusion
    March 1, 2012 at 1:14 am
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  6. good one yaar!

    Ekta Pal
    March 1, 2012 at 1:19 am
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