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Vision over Sight. | Saji Mathews | TEDxSKCT


good afternoon have my weapons however
good afternoon have my weapons however tried to touch the aroma of a flower
however try to behold the sweetness in a
however try to behold the sweetness in a chocolate have you ever considered the
chocolate have you ever considered the
chocolate have you ever considered the reason for the joy you get when you see
reason for the joy you get when you see
reason for the joy you get when you see the smile on a sleeping child well my
the smile on a sleeping child well my
the smile on a sleeping child well my heart is filled with joy unspeakable as
heart is filled with joy unspeakable as
heart is filled with joy unspeakable as I rise and respond to your invitation I
I rise and respond to your invitation I
I rise and respond to your invitation I firmly believe there is a right platform
firmly believe there is a right platform
firmly believe there is a right platform to express your idea to make the world a
to express your idea to make the world a
to express your idea to make the world a better place the theme for the day
better place the theme for the day
better place the theme for the day oblivion I’m here to encourage you to
oblivion I’m here to encourage you to
oblivion I’m here to encourage you to visualize the Oblivion in life
visualize the Oblivion in life
visualize the Oblivion in life I’m here to shift your views from
I’m here to shift your views from
I’m here to shift your views from different paradigms to a particular one
different paradigms to a particular one
different paradigms to a particular one idea that is it’s not merely the site
idea that is it’s not merely the site
idea that is it’s not merely the site rather vision is important to understand
rather vision is important to understand
rather vision is important to understand or behold the caster’s trophy or the
or behold the caster’s trophy or the
or behold the caster’s trophy or the bliss in life it is said we all live in
bliss in life it is said we all live in
bliss in life it is said we all live in a world where we can type with our toes
a world where we can type with our toes
a world where we can type with our toes type with our nose and text with our
type with our nose and text with our
type with our nose and text with our voice believe in a world
where we are now turning into a life
where we are now turning into a life where bad has becoming good wrong is
where bad has becoming good wrong is
where bad has becoming good wrong is becoming right
becoming right
becoming right yesterday’s operation is now today’s
yesterday’s operation is now today’s
yesterday’s operation is now today’s normalcy we all perceive the life we all
normalcy we all perceive the life we all
normalcy we all perceive the life we all want to pursue into a Fame we want a
want to pursue into a Fame we want a
want to pursue into a Fame we want a life we are searching to make our own
life we are searching to make our own
life we are searching to make our own identity in order to do that we all
becoming oblivion to the greater values
becoming oblivion to the greater values what Life offers us we all are in the
what Life offers us we all are in the
what Life offers us we all are in the desire to have illusive excellence but
desire to have illusive excellence but
desire to have illusive excellence but to do that we stumble and sometimes
to do that we stumble and sometimes
to do that we stumble and sometimes knowingly or unknowingly we confess with
knowingly or unknowingly we confess with
knowingly or unknowingly we confess with our mouth I don’t want to go any further
our mouth I don’t want to go any further
our mouth I don’t want to go any further I give up I can’t handle any more but
I give up I can’t handle any more but
I give up I can’t handle any more but the reality is you don’t need merely
the reality is you don’t need merely
the reality is you don’t need merely site rather vision to accomplish the
site rather vision to accomplish the
site rather vision to accomplish the excellence in your life well I was a 23
excellence in your life well I was a 23
excellence in your life well I was a 23 when I bought I lost my vision rather
when I bought I lost my vision rather
when I bought I lost my vision rather sight within 15 minute of timespan due
sight within 15 minute of timespan due
sight within 15 minute of timespan due to retinal detachment it was difficult
to retinal detachment it was difficult
to retinal detachment it was difficult very difficult to adapt a new life I had
very difficult to adapt a new life I had
very difficult to adapt a new life I had two choices
two choices
two choices either to succumb to the pressure and
either to succumb to the pressure and
either to succumb to the pressure and give up or face the challenge and
give up or face the challenge and
give up or face the challenge and struggle daily I chose the latter
struggle daily I chose the latter
struggle daily I chose the latter knowing that it is going to build a
knowing that it is going to build a
knowing that it is going to build a Boreas I question to myself can I
Boreas I question to myself can I
Boreas I question to myself can I perceive the failure and success I
perceive the failure and success I
perceive the failure and success I question to myself can I understand the
question to myself can I understand the
question to myself can I understand the bad and good
you don’t need merely site rather vision
you don’t need merely site rather vision to understand the brokenness of a human
to understand the brokenness of a human
to understand the brokenness of a human heart in order to come up in the life I
heart in order to come up in the life I
heart in order to come up in the life I embraced three principle very simple
embraced three principle very simple
embraced three principle very simple principles it worked wonder they worked
principles it worked wonder they worked
principles it worked wonder they worked wonder in my life and established me as
wonder in my life and established me as
wonder in my life and established me as a life coach in the corporate arena and
a life coach in the corporate arena and
a life coach in the corporate arena and the premier economic setups these
the premier economic setups these
the premier economic setups these principles
principles
principles I call them G P a it’s not GPS G P a
I call them G P a it’s not GPS G P a
I call them G P a it’s not GPS G P a grab perceive and attain but the time
grab perceive and attain but the time
grab perceive and attain but the time left over I just want to draw these
left over I just want to draw these
left over I just want to draw these principle before you and show how it
principle before you and show how it
principle before you and show how it works and what are the impacts it brings
works and what are the impacts it brings
works and what are the impacts it brings in the lives principle number one grab
in the lives principle number one grab
in the lives principle number one grab grab the good in the bad here 2014 I was
grab the good in the bad here 2014 I was
grab the good in the bad here 2014 I was speaking in an event in Kolkata for a
speaking in an event in Kolkata for a
speaking in an event in Kolkata for a corporate house I was speaking on a
corporate house I was speaking on a
corporate house I was speaking on a title called remembering the root and
title called remembering the root and
title called remembering the root and the root
remembering the background and the path
remembering the background and the path the life has brought you up to after my
the life has brought you up to after my
the life has brought you up to after my talk an individual came to me and said
talk an individual came to me and said
talk an individual came to me and said son I have serious objections with your
son I have serious objections with your
son I have serious objections with your with your session today I could
with your session today I could
with your session today I could understand that he had some fetal
understand that he had some fetal
understand that he had some fetal experiences in the life I agreed to
experiences in the life I agreed to
experiences in the life I agreed to spend little time with him with a coffee
spend little time with him with a coffee
spend little time with him with a coffee and we had our conversation we exchange
and we had our conversation we exchange
and we had our conversation we exchange our views and finally the story unfolded
our views and finally the story unfolded
our views and finally the story unfolded like this the gentleman was born and
like this the gentleman was born and
like this the gentleman was born and brought up in a red light area which is
brought up in a red light area which is
brought up in a red light area which is the biggest in Asia somehow he got into
the biggest in Asia somehow he got into
the biggest in Asia somehow he got into a missionary school finished his study
a missionary school finished his study
a missionary school finished his study with a colorful result and he gained the
with a colorful result and he gained the
with a colorful result and he gained the scholarship to go for his bachelor’s in
scholarship to go for his bachelor’s in
scholarship to go for his bachelor’s in engineering now he was then he was
engineering now he was then he was
engineering now he was then he was working for a top IT company today
working for a top IT company today
working for a top IT company today the same gentleman is running a school
the same gentleman is running a school
the same gentleman is running a school for the children of his kind those who
for the children of his kind those who
for the children of his kind those who wear in red-light area in the city
wear in red-light area in the city
wear in red-light area in the city my friends bad in the life is always
my friends bad in the life is always
my friends bad in the life is always packaged with goodness we always become
packaged with goodness we always become
packaged with goodness we always become oblivion to these packages most of us we
oblivion to these packages most of us we
oblivion to these packages most of us we done this bad as failure in life but
done this bad as failure in life but
done this bad as failure in life but failure is not what
failure is not what
failure is not what nor it is fatal neither it is final it’s
nor it is fatal neither it is final it’s
nor it is fatal neither it is final it’s always a stepping stone where you do
always a stepping stone where you do
always a stepping stone where you do something with the learning of your
something with the learning of your
something with the learning of your faith last failure find the goodness in
faith last failure find the goodness in
faith last failure find the goodness in the bad circumstances what you have and
the bad circumstances what you have and
the bad circumstances what you have and I am sure you can find the bliss in life
I am sure you can find the bliss in life
I am sure you can find the bliss in life with different sorts principle number
with different sorts principle number
with different sorts principle number one grab grab the good in the bag
one grab grab the good in the bag
one grab grab the good in the bag principle number two perceive perceive
principle number two perceive perceive
principle number two perceive perceive the purpose in being in 2009 I was
the purpose in being in 2009 I was
the purpose in being in 2009 I was flying from Chennai to Delhi an army
flying from Chennai to Delhi an army
flying from Chennai to Delhi an army officer was sitting just next to me on
officer was sitting just next to me on
officer was sitting just next to me on the board
the board
the board we started conversing for half an hour
we started conversing for half an hour
we started conversing for half an hour and I could realize the gentleman is in
and I could realize the gentleman is in
and I could realize the gentleman is in pain where he was unable to speak out I
pain where he was unable to speak out I
pain where he was unable to speak out I asked him sir if I can be a help of any
asked him sir if I can be a help of any
asked him sir if I can be a help of any sort would you mind sharing your
sort would you mind sharing your
sort would you mind sharing your distress without losing a moment he
distress without losing a moment he
distress without losing a moment he grabbed my arm
he grabbed my arm in a manner which
he grabbed my arm in a manner which developed excruciating pain I thought to
developed excruciating pain I thought to
developed excruciating pain I thought to myself it’s dying it’s better to die a
myself it’s dying it’s better to die a
myself it’s dying it’s better to die a normal death then dying that too in the
normal death then dying that too in the
normal death then dying that too in the clutches of an army man and again dying
clutches of an army man and again dying
clutches of an army man and again dying in the air
to my surprise within moments I heard
to my surprise within moments I heard him sobbing the story unfolded like this
in 1996 he had joined in an army as an
in 1996 he had joined in an army as an officer he was the lone child of his
officer he was the lone child of his
officer he was the lone child of his parent in 98 he built his dream house
parent in 98 he built his dream house
parent in 98 he built his dream house just beside the Bay of Bengal distich
just beside the Bay of Bengal distich
just beside the Bay of Bengal distich Naga Putnam state Tamil Nadu 99 he got
Naga Putnam state Tamil Nadu 99 he got
Naga Putnam state Tamil Nadu 99 he got married in 2000 he had his vehicle in
married in 2000 he had his vehicle in
married in 2000 he had his vehicle in 2004 March he was blessed again with a
2004 March he was blessed again with a
2004 March he was blessed again with a baby girl he said he was a complete and
baby girl he said he was a complete and
baby girl he said he was a complete and content man by then the whole family
content man by then the whole family
content man by then the whole family wanted to celebrate the Christmas and
wanted to celebrate the Christmas and
wanted to celebrate the Christmas and the New Year with the parents at home he
the New Year with the parents at home he
the New Year with the parents at home he sent his wife and children because he
sent his wife and children because he
sent his wife and children because he could not come at that point of time he
could not come at that point of time he
could not come at that point of time he was wanted to join them just before the
was wanted to join them just before the
was wanted to join them just before the new year 26th December 2004 the world
new year 26th December 2004 the world
new year 26th December 2004 the world saw a disastrous tsunami hitting the
saw a disastrous tsunami hitting the
saw a disastrous tsunami hitting the coast India he says I could only find
coast India he says I could only find
coast India he says I could only find the body of my father my wife and my son
the body of my father my wife and my son
the body of my father my wife and my son in 2009 he was flying back with me after
in 2009 he was flying back with me after
in 2009 he was flying back with me after selling off all his property and the
selling off all his property and the
selling off all his property and the belongings
belongings
belongings we spent couple of hours in Delhi
discussing lot of lot of values in life
discussing lot of lot of values in life and now
and now
and now the officer is a father of a dozen of
the officer is a father of a dozen of
the officer is a father of a dozen of children and he says he’s a Content man
children and he says he’s a Content man
children and he says he’s a Content man now my friends you will always have a
now my friends you will always have a
now my friends you will always have a purpose in the pains you go through
purpose in the pains you go through
purpose in the pains you go through Mahatma Gandhi Mother Teresa
Mahatma Gandhi Mother Teresa
Mahatma Gandhi Mother Teresa Nelson Mandela are known for their
Nelson Mandela are known for their
Nelson Mandela are known for their purposes they did not let their pain go
purposes they did not let their pain go
purposes they did not let their pain go in vain
in vain
in vain they found the purpose in life we may
they found the purpose in life we may
they found the purpose in life we may have ups and downs and we call the downs
have ups and downs and we call the downs
have ups and downs and we call the downs the failures we call the downs the pains
the failures we call the downs the pains
the failures we call the downs the pains but let me encourage you visualize the
but let me encourage you visualize the
but let me encourage you visualize the Oblivion in pain you don’t need mere
Oblivion in pain you don’t need mere
Oblivion in pain you don’t need mere sight rather a vision to accomplish that
sight rather a vision to accomplish that
sight rather a vision to accomplish that excellence or greater excellence in life
excellence or greater excellence in life
excellence or greater excellence in life principle number one
principle number one
principle number one grab-grab the good in bad principle
grab-grab the good in bad principle
grab-grab the good in bad principle number two perceive perceive the purpose
number two perceive perceive the purpose
number two perceive perceive the purpose in pain principle number three attain
in pain principle number three attain
in pain principle number three attain attain the altitude being positive in
attain the altitude being positive in
attain the altitude being positive in attitude attain the altitude being
attitude attain the altitude being
attitude attain the altitude being positive in attitude September 4 year
positive in attitude September 4 year
positive in attitude September 4 year 2000 it was a first day of my office
my office had given me and offered to
my office had given me and offered to have my base in Singapore or in Helsinki
have my base in Singapore or in Helsinki
have my base in Singapore or in Helsinki Finland I was excited because a jungle
Finland I was excited because a jungle
Finland I was excited because a jungle boy like me was going to launch the
boy like me was going to launch the
boy like me was going to launch the carrier with a colorful V I came out of
carrier with a colorful V I came out of
carrier with a colorful V I came out of I I in for my HR head as I confused to
I I in for my HR head as I confused to
I I in for my HR head as I confused to sign the papers to different cities to
sign the papers to different cities to
sign the papers to different cities to different continents and to different
different continents and to different
different continents and to different cultures I were confused with the
cultures I were confused with the
cultures I were confused with the options given to me I asked the HR head
options given to me I asked the HR head
options given to me I asked the HR head if I could sign the paper next day with
if I could sign the paper next day with
if I could sign the paper next day with all the euphoria I came out of my office
all the euphoria I came out of my office
all the euphoria I came out of my office went to the lift but could not focus the
went to the lift but could not focus the
went to the lift but could not focus the button properly I thought of myself that
button properly I thought of myself that
button properly I thought of myself that I was in Chennai and when you are in
I was in Chennai and when you are in
I was in Chennai and when you are in China you know the humidity well it may
China you know the humidity well it may
China you know the humidity well it may be my the humidity which was creating
be my the humidity which was creating
be my the humidity which was creating issues in focusing at the right spot I
issues in focusing at the right spot I
issues in focusing at the right spot I thought I came to the ground floor by
thought I came to the ground floor by
thought I came to the ground floor by the time I reached the ground floor I
the time I reached the ground floor I
the time I reached the ground floor I realized it was not the humidity of
realized it was not the humidity of
realized it was not the humidity of Chennai rather it was the blueness in my
Chennai rather it was the blueness in my
Chennai rather it was the blueness in my sight I started walking to the bus stop
sight I started walking to the bus stop
sight I started walking to the bus stop which was just 10 minutes away from my
which was just 10 minutes away from my
which was just 10 minutes away from my office I kept thinking that I will go to
office I kept thinking that I will go to
office I kept thinking that I will go to the doctor for my eyes and get it
the doctor for my eyes and get it
the doctor for my eyes and get it rectified
but that 10 minutes vaak became that the
but that 10 minutes vaak became that the first eversince every step as I took
first eversince every step as I took
first eversince every step as I took further was the I loss every step a
further was the I loss every step a
further was the I loss every step a vision loss
vision loss
vision loss I mean sight loss every step mother
I mean sight loss every step mother
I mean sight loss every step mother Damon reason the bus stop I hardly could
Damon reason the bus stop I hardly could
Damon reason the bus stop I hardly could see the bus boats somehow I raised the
see the bus boats somehow I raised the
see the bus boats somehow I raised the hospital they put few drops in my eyes
hospital they put few drops in my eyes
hospital they put few drops in my eyes and they passed my eyes and arrested the
and they passed my eyes and arrested the
and they passed my eyes and arrested the further detachment in my retina they
further detachment in my retina they
further detachment in my retina they asked me after patching my eyes to come
asked me after patching my eyes to come
asked me after patching my eyes to come back next day get admitted so that they
back next day get admitted so that they
back next day get admitted so that they could operate I resumed with the pack
could operate I resumed with the pack
could operate I resumed with the pack patches on my eyes had my sharp had my
patches on my eyes had my sharp had my
patches on my eyes had my sharp had my dinner and went on my bed there I was
dinner and went on my bed there I was
dinner and went on my bed there I was agitated because I was contemplating the
agitated because I was contemplating the
agitated because I was contemplating the to ask which I had just passed through
suddenly a statement from my favorite
suddenly a statement from my favorite book hit my head like a bangle it says
book hit my head like a bangle it says
book hit my head like a bangle it says all things work together for good to
all things work together for good to
all things work together for good to those who love God and are called
those who love God and are called
those who love God and are called according to his purpose I am NOT a
according to his purpose I am NOT a
according to his purpose I am NOT a religious man but I believe in God
religious man but I believe in God
religious man but I believe in God firmly I started dividing this statement
firmly I started dividing this statement
firmly I started dividing this statement all things work together for good and I
all things work together for good and I
all things work together for good and I was quite impressed with one word all I
realize my institution at that point of
realize my institution at that point of time my situation which is going to
time my situation which is going to
time my situation which is going to follow thereafter is included in this
follow thereafter is included in this
follow thereafter is included in this word all all means everything my
word all all means everything my
word all all means everything my blindness also included in that word all
blindness also included in that word all
blindness also included in that word all and I was sure that all thing is going
and I was sure that all thing is going
and I was sure that all thing is going to turn for good because I believed in
to turn for good because I believed in
to turn for good because I believed in God I kept that positive attitude
God I kept that positive attitude
God I kept that positive attitude thereafter
thereafter
thereafter I visualized the Oblivion I did not need
I visualized the Oblivion I did not need
I visualized the Oblivion I did not need me a fight that the vision to accomplish
greater heights in life it worked it
greater heights in life it worked it worked wonders I have shared my stories
worked wonders I have shared my stories
worked wonders I have shared my stories in top corporate houses and premiere
in top corporate houses and premiere
in top corporate houses and premiere economic setups I have shared the Dyess
economic setups I have shared the Dyess
economic setups I have shared the Dyess with the with dr. APJ Abdul Kalam then
with the with dr. APJ Abdul Kalam then
with the with dr. APJ Abdul Kalam then he was the president of India I have
he was the president of India I have
he was the president of India I have been with the platforms in with the
been with the platforms in with the
been with the platforms in with the ministers of different governments
ministers of different governments
ministers of different governments professors and captains of top
professors and captains of top
professors and captains of top industries I have been flapping my gums
industries I have been flapping my gums
industries I have been flapping my gums before the corporate houses and the
before the corporate houses and the
before the corporate houses and the academicians I have been telling my
academicians I have been telling my
academicians I have been telling my stories aloud before the August group of
stories aloud before the August group of
stories aloud before the August group of super achievers I have been instrumental
super achievers I have been instrumental
super achievers I have been instrumental in giving the consultancies in different
in giving the consultancies in different
in giving the consultancies in different capacities to the core to the corporates
capacities to the core to the corporates
capacities to the core to the corporates and non corporate organizations why
and non corporate organizations why
and non corporate organizations why because I was able to visualize that
because I was able to visualize that
because I was able to visualize that Oblivion that is the positive attitude
Oblivion that is the positive attitude
Oblivion that is the positive attitude in the life think seriously
if you have a positive attitude that
if you have a positive attitude that will determine your altitude that will
will determine your altitude that will
will determine your altitude that will also determine how long how far you can
also determine how long how far you can
also determine how long how far you can go at the end let me again bring or
go at the end let me again bring or
go at the end let me again bring or again remind you with the questions
again remind you with the questions
again remind you with the questions which I asked in the beginning can you
which I asked in the beginning can you
which I asked in the beginning can you touch can you be hold can you find the
touch can you be hold can you find the
touch can you be hold can you find the reason of joy no it’s all feeling right
reason of joy no it’s all feeling right
reason of joy no it’s all feeling right and we call this feeling oblivion
and we call this feeling oblivion
and we call this feeling oblivion because these feelings make our life
because these feelings make our life
because these feelings make our life beautiful
beautiful
beautiful we again and again go back for a
we again and again go back for a
we again and again go back for a reference point now by this time human
reference point now by this time human
reference point now by this time human must be noticing that I am coming back
must be noticing that I am coming back
must be noticing that I am coming back to this table for a reference point to
to this table for a reference point to
to this table for a reference point to stand here and talk to you in this way
stand here and talk to you in this way
stand here and talk to you in this way this gives me a reference point so that
this gives me a reference point so that
this gives me a reference point so that I can move facing you all directly the
I can move facing you all directly the
I can move facing you all directly the same way the Oblivion entities in your
same way the Oblivion entities in your
same way the Oblivion entities in your life can be the reference point in my
life can be the reference point in my
life can be the reference point in my life there were three three principal
life there were three three principal
life there were three three principal grab perceive and attain and today I
grab perceive and attain and today I
grab perceive and attain and today I encourage you to visualize that oblivion
encourage you to visualize that oblivion
encourage you to visualize that oblivion in your life you don’t need mere sight
in your life you don’t need mere sight
in your life you don’t need mere sight rather vision to accomplish great things
rather vision to accomplish great things
rather vision to accomplish great things in life I usually end with my favorite
in life I usually end with my favorite
in life I usually end with my favorite quote positive and be confident you will
quote positive and be confident you will
quote positive and be confident you will carry the world in your hand
carry the world in your hand
carry the world in your hand I repeat positive and be confident
I repeat positive and be confident
I repeat positive and be confident we’ll carry the world in your hand thank
we’ll carry the world in your hand thank
we’ll carry the world in your hand thank you so much
you so much
you so much [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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