UNIT II
LS. 7 A SPEECH BY N. R. Narayana
Murthy
This was an
inspirational speech delivered by Narayan Murthy at the New
York University. It taught us a lot of valuable lessons which leads to
success. He shared with us some of his real life experiences which helped him
to become the man he is today. He narrates those experiences which drove him
into the field of computer science; about how he changed from a confused
leftist to a determined compassionate capitalist and finally about the success
story of Infosys. He said that each experience was a lesson to him, which made
him move forward with even more determination and courage.
Some
of the valuable lessons that he learnt were:
1. You can learn from
each experience in life. It doesn’t matter where u start; what matters is how
and what u learn. It is more difficult to learn from success than from failure
as you can be less careful, if u succeeds in every attempt in life. .
2. Sometimes an
unexpected event can turn out to be the most crucial point in life. So we
should value each and every chance that comes our way.
3. Your attitude
towards work is also very important. You should look at your capabilities as a
result of hard work and not as something inherent.
4. Self knowledge
weighs more than any other knowledge. You should know your capabilities, your
limitations etc.A strong belief in oneself is the first step to any great
achievement.
The major point of the speech is that we should have a few role
models to go by and should cultivate a growth-oriented mindset and that we
should take advantage of all opportunities to learn from experience. We should
make the best use of the power of the chance events in our life and be able to
develop self-knowledge for self-advancement. He also gives expression to his
philosophy of compassion by stating that we are only the temporary custodians
of the wealth we earn and we should share it with the have-nots and the
less fortunate
Best way to learn and succeed in life is to learn from past
experience. Our mind should always be ready to grow and open to negative
feedback. How we respond to the crucial situation plays an important role in
success of a person. And above all believe in yourself. Finally the best use of
all your wealth is to share it with those less fortunate.
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