DAILY HUMAN

Daily Human - Vikram Batra — 13/8/21

Things that make me cry, exult, laugh or think

I saw the movie “Shershaah” and it made me cry and think. More than 20 years have passed since Vikram Batra made the supreme sacrifice for his country and memorably said- “Yeh Dil Maange More”. Yet he continues to amaze and inspire and remains fresh and deeply ingrained in our minds.

Such movies and characters always remind me of how little people like me will do for our country in our lifetime. Actually nothing. There is still time but serious inertia needs to be overcome.

Just like Vikram Batra, the serial “Param Vir Chakra” had inspired me to join the army and do something for the country. Alas, that feeling fizzled out by the time I had to make my career choices.

What is the Daily Human

Long back I was inspired by Jimmy V’s mantra that as humans, we need to think, cry and laugh a little every day. I also learnt later that journaling about something makes you do more of it. So this is my attempt to be the human that Jimmy V had in mind.

This is the exact excerpt from his famous speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards.

When people say to me how do you get through life or each day, it’s the same thing. To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. Number three is you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.