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सही काम और कैरियर का चुनाव || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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Success
Journey of Life
Settling Down
Futility
Charaiveti
Liberation
Resources
Discretion
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner's confusion about his career and creative pursuits. The speaker explains that there is no problem with the situation described. The root of the perceived problem is a misconception about what one should do in life. He observes a pattern in the questioner's life: doing one thing for a while, seeing its futility, and then moving on to another. This has happened with several projects, and the questioner now fears that his current endeavor will also become unappealing. The speaker identifies the core issue as the belief that a person must eventually find their dream and settle down. This idea is often reinforced by stories of successful people who found their one calling. However, Acharya Prashant challenges this definition of success. He argues that success is not about settling down and planting a flag somewhere. Instead, success can also be found in the continuous process of moving forward. Realizing that something you once liked is futile is a great success in itself, as it allows you to climb to the next step without getting stuck. The process of moving from one ladder to the next is a form of success. He criticizes the societal pressure to "settle down," whether in a career or with a life partner. Quoting the Upanishads, "Charaiveti" (keep moving), he advises to be a lifelong traveler and not to stop. The place where one stops becomes the pyre of their ego. He clarifies that one should only stop if they find something so captivating that it pulls their very life force; otherwise, the journey should continue. The thing worth stopping for is not easily found and requires a long journey. Those who stop without undertaking this journey have likely stopped at the wrong place. Using the analogy of water, he says, "Flowing water is pure, while stagnant water becomes dirty." Therefore, one should be like flowing water to remain pure. The speaker concludes by emphasizing that one is born to flow continuously, like a river moving towards the ocean, and should not stop before reaching the ultimate destination.