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The lessons from life and demise. | Shaurab Lohani | TEDxJawalakhel


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good afternoon everybody everyone
good afternoon everybody everyone present here speakers as well as the
present here speakers as well as the
present here speakers as well as the business I am sort of Lohani the real
business I am sort of Lohani the real
business I am sort of Lohani the real question is people ask a lot is there a
question is people ask a lot is there a
question is people ask a lot is there a life after death what happens after
life after death what happens after
life after death what happens after death but nobody including me probably
death but nobody including me probably
death but nobody including me probably you and not a single being in this room
you and not a single being in this room
you and not a single being in this room or on this planet would want to talk
or on this planet would want to talk
or on this planet would want to talk about death we so want to know what’s
about death we so want to know what’s
about death we so want to know what’s after life but yet this life is so
after life but yet this life is so
after life but yet this life is so beautiful that we do not want to give it
beautiful that we do not want to give it
beautiful that we do not want to give it away the certain or several incidents in
away the certain or several incidents in
away the certain or several incidents in my life from where I have learned
my life from where I have learned
my life from where I have learned several things from people living and
several things from people living and
several things from people living and people who made their way out of this
people who made their way out of this
people who made their way out of this world making better for generation for
world making better for generation for
world making better for generation for me for you and for everybody else there
me for you and for everybody else there
me for you and for everybody else there are such three stories or three
are such three stories or three
are such three stories or three incidents that I want to share with you
incidents that I want to share with you
incidents that I want to share with you today which from which I learned a lot
today which from which I learned a lot
today which from which I learned a lot in my life and I do believe that there’s
in my life and I do believe that there’s
in my life and I do believe that there’s life after death the life after death is
life after death the life after death is
life after death the life after death is what you live or what you leave behind
what you live or what you leave behind
what you live or what you leave behind when you are gone the story starts from
when you are gone the story starts from
when you are gone the story starts from my father probably you’ve heard this
my father probably you’ve heard this
my father probably you’ve heard this story but it’s not completely the story
story but it’s not completely the story
story but it’s not completely the story that is on the media but it’s something
that is on the media but it’s something
that is on the media but it’s something connected with that it starts with my
connected with that it starts with my
connected with that it starts with my father my father was diagnosed with
father my father was diagnosed with
father my father was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2003 yeah people say
cervical cancer in 2003 yeah people say
cervical cancer in 2003 yeah people say I have his looks but I don’t know yeah
I have his looks but I don’t know yeah
I have his looks but I don’t know yeah you can laugh he was one positive person
you can laugh he was one positive person
you can laugh he was one positive person that I ever came across in my life my
that I ever came across in my life my
that I ever came across in my life my ideal my hero probably yours as well
ideal my hero probably yours as well
ideal my hero probably yours as well your own fathers and mothers one
your own fathers and mothers one
your own fathers and mothers one positive person 5 feet 7 inch tall have
positive person 5 feet 7 inch tall have
positive person 5 feet 7 inch tall have bald milky white skin and a person who’s
bald milky white skin and a person who’s
bald milky white skin and a person who’s never complained about his life as soon
never complained about his life as soon
never complained about his life as soon as my mother
as my mother
as my mother father were married my father was 24 and
father were married my father was 24 and
father were married my father was 24 and my mother was 18 they got married as
my mother was 18 they got married as
my mother was 18 they got married as soon as they got married my grandfather
soon as they got married my grandfather
soon as they got married my grandfather due to his ill health he made his way
due to his ill health he made his way
due to his ill health he made his way out of this world and the
out of this world and the
out of this world and the responsibilities was passed on to my
responsibilities was passed on to my
responsibilities was passed on to my father he was so positive about being a
father he was so positive about being a
father he was so positive about being a doctor he wanted to be a medical doctor
doctor he wanted to be a medical doctor
doctor he wanted to be a medical doctor he wanted to study go to India and
he wanted to study go to India and
he wanted to study go to India and become a doctor he was left with two
become a doctor he was left with two
become a doctor he was left with two toys at the age of 24 number one take
toys at the age of 24 number one take
toys at the age of 24 number one take care of his doctor being MBBS take care
care of his doctor being MBBS take care
care of his doctor being MBBS take care of his degree number two take care of
of his degree number two take care of
of his degree number two take care of two mothers that his father decided to
two mothers that his father decided to
two mothers that his father decided to marry two younger sisters and two
marry two younger sisters and two
marry two younger sisters and two younger brothers when I was growing up I
younger brothers when I was growing up I
younger brothers when I was growing up I thought this thing happens only in Hindi
thought this thing happens only in Hindi
thought this thing happens only in Hindi movies in Hindi cinema’s you know one
movies in Hindi cinema’s you know one
movies in Hindi cinema’s you know one sacrifices their life for their brothers
sacrifices their life for their brothers
sacrifices their life for their brothers and sisters but let me tell you this my
and sisters but let me tell you this my
and sisters but let me tell you this my father made the hard choice on the
father made the hard choice on the
father made the hard choice on the confluence of choosing his own career
confluence of choosing his own career
confluence of choosing his own career and choosing his family he decided to
and choosing his family he decided to
and choosing his family he decided to choose his family he decided to take
choose his family he decided to take
choose his family he decided to take care of his family but never in life he
care of his family but never in life he
care of his family but never in life he complained about what he had to
complained about what he had to
complained about what he had to sacrifice and what he chose for I never
sacrifice and what he chose for I never
sacrifice and what he chose for I never got to hear his story from himself but I
got to hear his story from himself but I
got to hear his story from himself but I heard this story from the relatives from
heard this story from the relatives from
heard this story from the relatives from neighborhood and as well from my
neighborhood and as well from my
neighborhood and as well from my grandmother’s that how he wanted
grandmother’s that how he wanted
grandmother’s that how he wanted desperately to become a doctor my father
desperately to become a doctor my father
desperately to become a doctor my father to balance the economy in a very huge
to balance the economy in a very huge
to balance the economy in a very huge family I don’t know what he did not do
family I don’t know what he did not do
family I don’t know what he did not do in this world he was a businessman of
in this world he was a businessman of
in this world he was a businessman of hardware supplies he as well was a
hardware supplies he as well was a
hardware supplies he as well was a contractor for drinking water supplies
contractor for drinking water supplies
contractor for drinking water supplies he as well had a liquor store wholesale
he as well had a liquor store wholesale
he as well had a liquor store wholesale he as well has a cashmere production
he as well has a cashmere production
he as well has a cashmere production company pashmina he used to make
company pashmina he used to make
company pashmina he used to make pashmina and he used to sell it abroad I
pashmina and he used to sell it abroad I
pashmina and he used to sell it abroad I when I was growing up I didn’t see my
when I was growing up I didn’t see my
when I was growing up I didn’t see my father for days my mom used to cry
father for days my mom used to cry
father for days my mom used to cry because she didn’t know if my father was
because she didn’t know if my father was
because she didn’t know if my father was going to come home after he’s gone out
going to come home after he’s gone out
going to come home after he’s gone out of the home there was no cell phone
of the home there was no cell phone
of the home there was no cell phone nothing no ways to count
nothing no ways to count
nothing no ways to count person who’s left home I saw that he had
person who’s left home I saw that he had
person who’s left home I saw that he had sleepless nights because sometimes used
sleepless nights because sometimes used
sleepless nights because sometimes used to come home at 3 a.m. in the morning no
to come home at 3 a.m. in the morning no
to come home at 3 a.m. in the morning no food for several days no family to talk
food for several days no family to talk
food for several days no family to talk to he used to get completely
to he used to get completely
to he used to get completely disconnected he always told me he was a
disconnected he always told me he was a
disconnected he always told me he was a happy man he did what he had to do and
happy man he did what he had to do and
happy man he did what he had to do and he has no complaints with life my father
he has no complaints with life my father
he has no complaints with life my father when he was diagnosed with cervical
when he was diagnosed with cervical
when he was diagnosed with cervical cancer and towards his end days I
cancer and towards his end days I
cancer and towards his end days I thought my my old man my big man he’s
thought my my old man my big man he’s
thought my my old man my big man he’s such accomplished person he lived his
such accomplished person he lived his
such accomplished person he lived his life the way he wanted to I believed he
life the way he wanted to I believed he
life the way he wanted to I believed he didn’t have to go crying from this world
didn’t have to go crying from this world
didn’t have to go crying from this world but towards his end days he always cried
but towards his end days he always cried
but towards his end days he always cried like a little baby those days I told
like a little baby those days I told
like a little baby those days I told myself oh my god this is how I’m going
myself oh my god this is how I’m going
myself oh my god this is how I’m going to end this is how we probably everyone
to end this is how we probably everyone
to end this is how we probably everyone in this world is going to end this is
in this world is going to end this is
in this world is going to end this is probably everyone’s faith no matter how
probably everyone’s faith no matter how
probably everyone’s faith no matter how we live our life we are going to exit
we live our life we are going to exit
we live our life we are going to exit this world crying and begging for one
this world crying and begging for one
this world crying and begging for one more day so what I learned from my
more day so what I learned from my
more day so what I learned from my father’s demise number one is live your
father’s demise number one is live your
father’s demise number one is live your life the way that you want to be the way
life the way that you want to be the way
life the way that you want to be the way that you want to live I want to quote a
that you want to live I want to quote a
that you want to live I want to quote a motivational speaker
motivational speaker
motivational speaker I think Les Brown what he said was a
I think Les Brown what he said was a
I think Les Brown what he said was a tree can just be a tree a dog can just
tree can just be a tree a dog can just
tree can just be a tree a dog can just be a dog but we human beings we are
be a dog but we human beings we are
be a dog but we human beings we are limitless we can be anything either they
limitless we can be anything either they
limitless we can be anything either they decided that I would in my will and
decided that I would in my will and
decided that I would in my will and power become anything and everything
power become anything and everything
power become anything and everything that I want to become if that thing
that I want to become if that thing
that I want to become if that thing gives me joy the stage that I’m speaking
gives me joy the stage that I’m speaking
gives me joy the stage that I’m speaking from right now this is the school where
from right now this is the school where
from right now this is the school where I had worked as a teacher for four full
I had worked as a teacher for four full
I had worked as a teacher for four full years I have become a businessman this
years I have become a businessman this
years I have become a businessman this thing this lesson from my father had
thing this lesson from my father had
thing this lesson from my father had taught me to opening one of the first
taught me to opening one of the first
taught me to opening one of the first backpackers hostel in Nepal there was no
backpackers hostel in Nepal there was no
backpackers hostel in Nepal there was no concept of startups back then it was
concept of startups back then it was
concept of startups back then it was just business
just business
just business I then decided I want to become a
I then decided I want to become a
I then decided I want to become a trainer I became Audrina I’m working for
trainer I became Audrina I’m working for
trainer I became Audrina I’m working for one of the most successful training
one of the most successful training
one of the most successful training companies in the country I then added up
companies in the country I then added up
companies in the country I then added up more business as we we let’s say added
more business as we we let’s say added
more business as we we let’s say added up more businesses and we added
up more businesses and we added
up more businesses and we added businesses in the field of education in
businesses in the field of education in
businesses in the field of education in the field of trainings and in the field
the field of trainings and in the field
the field of trainings and in the field of Social Work because I want to get out
of Social Work because I want to get out
of Social Work because I want to get out of this world
of this world
of this world even though if I cry I would think that
even though if I cry I would think that
even though if I cry I would think that I did almost everything that I wanted to
I did almost everything that I wanted to
I did almost everything that I wanted to do in my life that’s my mother
do in my life that’s my mother
do in my life that’s my mother she’s alive right my father left my
she’s alive right my father left my
she’s alive right my father left my mother widowed at the age of 14 she was
mother widowed at the age of 14 she was
mother widowed at the age of 14 she was just 40 when my father left the world
just 40 when my father left the world
just 40 when my father left the world before this let me talk about my mother
before this let me talk about my mother
before this let me talk about my mother my mother is the eldest of the daughters
my mother is the eldest of the daughters
my mother is the eldest of the daughters my grandfather decided to have in search
my grandfather decided to have in search
my grandfather decided to have in search of a boy and out of seven sisters she is
of a boy and out of seven sisters she is
of a boy and out of seven sisters she is the oldest a very humble person
the oldest a very humble person
the oldest a very humble person dedicated her life to me my sister and
dedicated her life to me my sister and
dedicated her life to me my sister and God she never had any working experience
God she never had any working experience
God she never had any working experience whatsoever in life time she had
whatsoever in life time she had
whatsoever in life time she had completed her intermediate studies
completed her intermediate studies
completed her intermediate studies I don’t know back probably when she was
I don’t know back probably when she was
I don’t know back probably when she was 17 or 18 and since then she never
17 or 18 and since then she never
17 or 18 and since then she never thought of going back to school she
thought of going back to school she
thought of going back to school she thought that she has a life that she
thought that she has a life that she
thought that she has a life that she always wanted she had one of the best
always wanted she had one of the best
always wanted she had one of the best spouse in the world and she was living
spouse in the world and she was living
spouse in the world and she was living the life of her dreams but suddenly when
the life of her dreams but suddenly when
the life of her dreams but suddenly when my father left this world we were not
my father left this world we were not
my father left this world we were not only emotionally shattered but we were
only emotionally shattered but we were
only emotionally shattered but we were shattered financially this could be your
shattered financially this could be your
shattered financially this could be your story as well we were sure so shattered
story as well we were sure so shattered
story as well we were sure so shattered that I would have to probably work all
that I would have to probably work all
that I would have to probably work all my way out to get even probably ten
my way out to get even probably ten
my way out to get even probably ten rupees back then neither I had the
rupees back then neither I had the
rupees back then neither I had the capacity to find a job nor I was in a
capacity to find a job nor I was in a
capacity to find a job nor I was in a position to ask my mother at the age of
position to ask my mother at the age of
position to ask my mother at the age of 40 she went down training in English
40 she went down training in English
40 she went down training in English language and beauty parlour course she
language and beauty parlour course she
language and beauty parlour course she wanted to make sure that there still
wanted to make sure that there still
wanted to make sure that there still is a hope well ladies and gentlemen let
is a hope well ladies and gentlemen let
is a hope well ladies and gentlemen let me tell you this I have two lessons to
me tell you this I have two lessons to
me tell you this I have two lessons to share with you from my mother’s life and
share with you from my mother’s life and
share with you from my mother’s life and the fact that she wouldn’t live with me
the fact that she wouldn’t live with me
the fact that she wouldn’t live with me forever that’s painful but she would one
forever that’s painful but she would one
forever that’s painful but she would one day orphan me and that’s for sure number
day orphan me and that’s for sure number
day orphan me and that’s for sure number one lesson number one you’re never too
one lesson number one you’re never too
one lesson number one you’re never too old you’re never too weak to start
old you’re never too weak to start
old you’re never too weak to start anything in any given point of your life
anything in any given point of your life
anything in any given point of your life I remember she used to come home at
I remember she used to come home at
I remember she used to come home at times used to cry because her employer
times used to cry because her employer
times used to cry because her employer didn’t give her the entire salary I
didn’t give her the entire salary I
didn’t give her the entire salary I don’t know for what reason she didn’t
don’t know for what reason she didn’t
don’t know for what reason she didn’t have any knowledge of investment
have any knowledge of investment
have any knowledge of investment whatsoever she used to get scammed by
whatsoever she used to get scammed by
whatsoever she used to get scammed by scammers saying that if you invest in
scammers saying that if you invest in
scammers saying that if you invest in this you’re going to get this much but
this you’re going to get this much but
this you’re going to get this much but she would she lost I don’t know how many
she would she lost I don’t know how many
she would she lost I don’t know how many lakhs of rupees in investments and she
lakhs of rupees in investments and she
lakhs of rupees in investments and she would have a downtime but when she came
would have a downtime but when she came
would have a downtime but when she came home we asked her mommy what happened
home we asked her mommy what happened
home we asked her mommy what happened she always says nothing we used to say
she always says nothing we used to say
she always says nothing we used to say share your story and she said nothing
share your story and she said nothing
share your story and she said nothing are you sad she used to say how can I be
are you sad she used to say how can I be
are you sad she used to say how can I be sad when we have or when I have such
sad when we have or when I have such
sad when we have or when I have such wonderful kids like you lesson number
wonderful kids like you lesson number
wonderful kids like you lesson number two there are always people who are
two there are always people who are
two there are always people who are going to pull you down they’re going to
going to pull you down they’re going to
going to pull you down they’re going to make you feel like you are good for
make you feel like you are good for
make you feel like you are good for nothing
nothing
nothing going to make you feel like you are
going to make you feel like you are
going to make you feel like you are nobody but as well there are other side
nobody but as well there are other side
nobody but as well there are other side of the people who love you who think
of the people who love you who think
of the people who love you who think that you are important who think that
that you are important who think that
that you are important who think that you have come to this planet to make
you have come to this planet to make
you have come to this planet to make some change who think that you’re
some change who think that you’re
some change who think that you’re powerful beyond your measures I learned
powerful beyond your measures I learned
powerful beyond your measures I learned that I need to live this life the life
that I need to live this life the life
that I need to live this life the life goes on for the people who live and who
goes on for the people who live and who
goes on for the people who live and who are around you moving on
she taught me that the dream that you
she taught me that the dream that you have in life is for free the hustle is
have in life is for free the hustle is
have in life is for free the hustle is sold separately that’s me I’m not dead
sold separately that’s me I’m not dead
sold separately that’s me I’m not dead all right
all right
all right I’m still alive but I could be dead
I’m still alive but I could be dead
I’m still alive but I could be dead right outside of this hall or 10 minutes
right outside of this hall or 10 minutes
right outside of this hall or 10 minutes after this speech or probably 10 years
after this speech or probably 10 years
after this speech or probably 10 years my wife is in this hall and she might
my wife is in this hall and she might
my wife is in this hall and she might get the chills by me speaking about my
get the chills by me speaking about my
get the chills by me speaking about my own death but death is something which
own death but death is something which
own death but death is something which is on every table before moving on to my
is on every table before moving on to my
is on every table before moving on to my own death experience or my encounter
own death experience or my encounter
own death experience or my encounter with death I would want to share
with death I would want to share
with death I would want to share something that I saw in a restroom in
something that I saw in a restroom in
something that I saw in a restroom in the United States when I was studying I
the United States when I was studying I
the United States when I was studying I entered a public restroom and when I saw
entered a public restroom and when I saw
entered a public restroom and when I saw that restroom there was a writing it
that restroom there was a writing it
that restroom there was a writing it said please leave the restroom clean for
said please leave the restroom clean for
said please leave the restroom clean for the next person to come then when I was
the next person to come then when I was
the next person to come then when I was making the speech I saw an article which
making the speech I saw an article which
making the speech I saw an article which said Japanese fans cleaning the stadium
said Japanese fans cleaning the stadium
said Japanese fans cleaning the stadium for the next game to happen and further
for the next game to happen and further
for the next game to happen and further it reminded me of the endless books and
it reminded me of the endless books and
it reminded me of the endless books and literature’s that I had read about
literature’s that I had read about
literature’s that I had read about endless personalities who always wanted
endless personalities who always wanted
endless personalities who always wanted to create something that lived behind
to create something that lived behind
to create something that lived behind when after they are gone I started
when after they are gone I started
when after they are gone I started asking questions to myself what have I
asking questions to myself what have I
asking questions to myself what have I done let me go back to the first thing
done let me go back to the first thing
done let me go back to the first thing that I said life after death is what you
that I said life after death is what you
that I said life after death is what you leave behind that leaves what leaves
leave behind that leaves what leaves
leave behind that leaves what leaves even after you’re gone what have I done
even after you’re gone what have I done
even after you’re gone what have I done that I would live even after I’m gone
that I would live even after I’m gone
that I would live even after I’m gone the businesses that I do probably the
the businesses that I do probably the
the businesses that I do probably the work that I’m doing or the places that
work that I’m doing or the places that
work that I’m doing or the places that I’m engaged in is just for my wife or my
I’m engaged in is just for my wife or my
I’m engaged in is just for my wife or my mother for my family and for my kids to
mother for my family and for my kids to
mother for my family and for my kids to come that’s for the life before I die
come that’s for the life before I die
come that’s for the life before I die what’s for the life after I’m gone and
what’s for the life after I’m gone and
what’s for the life after I’m gone and that thing intrigued me a lot and I
that thing intrigued me a lot and I
that thing intrigued me a lot and I figured out the life after I’m gone is
figured out the life after I’m gone is
figured out the life after I’m gone is my youtube videos the motivations the
my youtube videos the motivations the
my youtube videos the motivations the social work that I am engaged in I’m
social work that I am engaged in I’m
social work that I am engaged in I’m able to make changes in probably about
able to make changes in probably about
able to make changes in probably about 100,000 people
100,000 people
100,000 people right now I think that is the thing that
right now I think that is the thing that
right now I think that is the thing that lives even after I’m gone I leave this
lives even after I’m gone I leave this
lives even after I’m gone I leave this session to you with a question how do
session to you with a question how do
session to you with a question how do you want to live after you’re gone thank
you want to live after you’re gone thank
you want to live after you’re gone thank you so much
you so much
you so much [Applause]
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