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मज़बूत कंधे, तेज़ बुद्धि, विराट हृदय - ऐसा युवा चाहिए || आचार्य प्रशांत के नीम लड्डू
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4 years ago
Youth
Personal Growth
Work-Life Balance
Spirituality
Physical Fitness
Reading
Ego
Art
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses an audience of young people, mostly in their twenties and thirties, and asks them what they do after office hours. He explains that this question is important because the mind one brings to the office at 10 AM is the same one from home. One cannot become a different person at the office; the fundamental tendencies and personality remain the same. He argues that if the person who enters the office changes, then what they do at work and how events affect them will also change. He recounts a conversation with a young man who, when asked what he does after 6 PM, replied, "not much," mentioning going to the market or watching cricket on YouTube. The man admitted he only watches cricket and doesn't play, and has no engagement with arts like singing or playing an instrument, blaming his location. Acharya Prashant counters that in the age of the internet, basic facilities are available even in small towns. He advises that two things enrich life: exercise for the body and spirituality for the mind, both of which were absent from the young man's life. He recommends taking up activities like learning an instrument, exercising, or joining a gym, emphasizing that investing time and money in such pursuits creates commitment. Acharya Prashant further advises the youth to engage in arts like singing or swimming, asking, "If you don't learn now, when will you? When you are past 50?" He also stresses the importance of reading for oneself, not just for completing a syllabus or passing exams. He notes that many people, like the young man he spoke to, have never read for their own growth. He encouraged the man to experiment by reading a few small books, assuring him that the experience would be transformative. He believes that if one lives a full and vibrant life outside of work, their face, personality, and even professional productivity will change for the better. Being young, he concludes, means having a well-built body, strong shoulders, a vast heart, and an understanding of the world. He states that it is easy to blame the workplace for one's problems, but often the issue lies with the individual, whose ego prevents self-reflection. The solution is to improve oneself, as one is the constant factor in their own life.