Good After noon Fellow Toastmasters. Today I'm here before you to give my project 1 and the tittle of my speech is 'Living to Learn'
As it is my project 1 and the objective is to introduce oneself before the audience, I would like to begin my introduction with my name.
Sudarshan, a lovely name with a beautiful meaning. Does anyone sitting here know the meaning of the word Sudarshan?(give a pause, wait for a yes / no )
Okay, let me explain you the meaning of my name, which has been given to me by my beloved parents and is my identity in this world.
Sudarshan is a sanskrit word which is a combination of two words- su which means good or divine and darshan which means sight or vision. Thus, the word Sudarshan collectively means an auspicious sight or a good vision.
Well for every parent, the birth of their child is an auspicious sight, but my case was different. I was actually a different or rather a unique child. This is because , at the time of my birth my mother noticed the presence of this extra finger (show the finger to audience) in my right hand and declared that this is god's own child whom God has bestowed some extra blessings or extra luck. Indeed I'm extra lucky to have such loving and caring parents who kept no stones unturned to make me successful in life.
Pope Paul VI have rightly said that :
All life demands is struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life.
So, again I was extra lucky as God never wanted me to become lazy and insensitive. So, he made be take birth at a place called Saharsa in Bihar. Due to lack of proper education facilities at my place, my parents sent me to a boarding school in class second at a tender age of Seven.
My situation became similar to that of Ishaan Awasthi from the movie Taare Zameen Par. Although, hostel life made me self-dependent and disciplined but it also made me a shy and introvert person. Since I could not make many friends in the hostel, I gradually learnt to keep my emotions to my self. But, the hostel also taught me to become adaptable and increased my patience levels really high. (show the height with hand gesture). It made me strong enough to fight with all the troubles of life with smile.
Just like a warrior, I fought all the difficulties at hostel with great courage and managed to win the battle by persistently achieving the first position in my class from std. 4 to 10.
Till now, I used to follow Colin Powell thought that
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
But I was proved wrong by my greatest teacher : Life.
In std. 6, I had qualified to get admission to one of the prestigious schools of the city/ country- the RKM, Deoghar. I was very excited and felt as if I'm on cloud nine. It was a great achievement . (show the expressions of happiness and excitement)
But, life has its own ways and all my dreams got shattered when I came to know that my father was unable to afford my education there. I wept a lot and decided that I will work so hard that I wont have to compromise with any such opportunity again in my life.
But, life is not always unfair, and as I have told earlier, I'm God's blessed child, so I got an opportunity, at a later stage in life.
Despite many problems, I was able to go to kota to prepare for IITJEE. And Then, came the proudest moment of my life . I qualified IITJEE in the first attempt. And got admission in ECE in ISM Dhanbad.
My parents have always told me that : Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. ISM Dhanbad, gave me a chance to practice this wonderful thought.
Over there, I came to know about Kartavya, an NGO run by ISM Students for the upliftment of slum children. Working in Kartavya gave me a lot of satisfaction and happiness. Today, when I look back , I feel proud that I made a lot of children smile. These slum children were also a source of inspiration for me. I learnt that the ultimate satisfaction is in giving.
After graduating from ISM, Dhanbad, I joined TCS and reached Trivandrum, GOD’s own country for ILP training. There, I met my mentor who gave me confidence that I can work on my weakness. She motivated me and helped me a lot. But, I need to break the walls of fear which are still there in my mind. It is a task which I had not done in last 21 years. But, in this new year, I am ready to look up to that challenge . Thank you toastmasters to provide me such an opportunity. With the following motivational lines, I would like to conclude my speech.
There's no telling what you can do when you believe in them.
There's no telling what will happen when you act upon them.
As it is my project 1 and the objective is to introduce oneself before the audience, I would like to begin my introduction with my name.
Sudarshan, a lovely name with a beautiful meaning. Does anyone sitting here know the meaning of the word Sudarshan?(give a pause, wait for a yes / no )
Okay, let me explain you the meaning of my name, which has been given to me by my beloved parents and is my identity in this world.
Sudarshan is a sanskrit word which is a combination of two words- su which means good or divine and darshan which means sight or vision. Thus, the word Sudarshan collectively means an auspicious sight or a good vision.
Well for every parent, the birth of their child is an auspicious sight, but my case was different. I was actually a different or rather a unique child. This is because , at the time of my birth my mother noticed the presence of this extra finger (show the finger to audience) in my right hand and declared that this is god's own child whom God has bestowed some extra blessings or extra luck. Indeed I'm extra lucky to have such loving and caring parents who kept no stones unturned to make me successful in life.
Pope Paul VI have rightly said that :
All life demands is struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life.
So, again I was extra lucky as God never wanted me to become lazy and insensitive. So, he made be take birth at a place called Saharsa in Bihar. Due to lack of proper education facilities at my place, my parents sent me to a boarding school in class second at a tender age of Seven.
My situation became similar to that of Ishaan Awasthi from the movie Taare Zameen Par. Although, hostel life made me self-dependent and disciplined but it also made me a shy and introvert person. Since I could not make many friends in the hostel, I gradually learnt to keep my emotions to my self. But, the hostel also taught me to become adaptable and increased my patience levels really high. (show the height with hand gesture). It made me strong enough to fight with all the troubles of life with smile.
Just like a warrior, I fought all the difficulties at hostel with great courage and managed to win the battle by persistently achieving the first position in my class from std. 4 to 10.
Till now, I used to follow Colin Powell thought that
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
But I was proved wrong by my greatest teacher : Life.
In std. 6, I had qualified to get admission to one of the prestigious schools of the city/ country- the RKM, Deoghar. I was very excited and felt as if I'm on cloud nine. It was a great achievement . (show the expressions of happiness and excitement)
But, life has its own ways and all my dreams got shattered when I came to know that my father was unable to afford my education there. I wept a lot and decided that I will work so hard that I wont have to compromise with any such opportunity again in my life.
But, life is not always unfair, and as I have told earlier, I'm God's blessed child, so I got an opportunity, at a later stage in life.
Despite many problems, I was able to go to kota to prepare for IITJEE. And Then, came the proudest moment of my life . I qualified IITJEE in the first attempt. And got admission in ECE in ISM Dhanbad.
My parents have always told me that : Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. ISM Dhanbad, gave me a chance to practice this wonderful thought.
Over there, I came to know about Kartavya, an NGO run by ISM Students for the upliftment of slum children. Working in Kartavya gave me a lot of satisfaction and happiness. Today, when I look back , I feel proud that I made a lot of children smile. These slum children were also a source of inspiration for me. I learnt that the ultimate satisfaction is in giving.
After graduating from ISM, Dhanbad, I joined TCS and reached Trivandrum, GOD’s own country for ILP training. There, I met my mentor who gave me confidence that I can work on my weakness. She motivated me and helped me a lot. But, I need to break the walls of fear which are still there in my mind. It is a task which I had not done in last 21 years. But, in this new year, I am ready to look up to that challenge . Thank you toastmasters to provide me such an opportunity. With the following motivational lines, I would like to conclude my speech.
There's no telling what you can do when you believe in them.
There's no telling what will happen when you act upon them.
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