Picture Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Dost

This Wednesday and Thursday was Freia's graduation. And the University graduation was at the Yankee stadium. And her college graduation at Radio City musical. By graduating from NYU, Freia ensured that I got to visit 2 iconic places, I had not seen. And they were impressive. As were the ceremonies.

Freia's cap read, "Picture Abhi Baaki Hai, Mere Dost" which translated to "The movie is not yet over, my friend".

The commencement speaker at the NYU graduation was the iconic Pharell Williams. And he gave a good speech. Listen for yourself.

After hearing him, I wanted to give my own pearls of wisdom to the NYU Graduating class of 2017. And started writing what I thought was going to be the best commencement speech ever written. And after a few paragraphs, it dawned upon me that most, if not all commencement speeches were designed to tell graduates what to do as pearls of wisdom being passed on from one generation to another. And this in my mind was flawed. If they all did what we advised them to do, they would not be able to become the extraordinary people who would do extraordinary things.

And so my only advise would be:

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Go do exactly what you think is best for you and for the world.

However, in our experience we have learnt the hard way what not to do. And here are my 10 Dont's for each of you.

1. Don't worry
2. Don't hurry
3. Don't judge
4. Don't fudge
5. Don't grudge
6. Don't hate
7. Don't wait
8. Don't diet
9. Don't fight
and
10. Don't covet

Go out and conquer the world. Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.
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1. Don't worry
Do what you think is right.You can always change your mind.

2.
Don't hurry
Else you'll miss the beauty of life and living.

3.
Don't judge
Its easy to be critical. Not so easy to do.

4.
Don't fudge
You'll be fooling yourself. And will likely fail in the long run.

5.
Don't grudge
Holding a grudge does more harm than good. To us.

6.
Don't hate
Its difficult not to. And yet that's what will define us.

7.
Don't wait
When you want to do something, just do it. Cos tomorrow may never come.

8.
Don't diet
Its easier not to. And also healthier.

9.
Don't fight
In a fight there are no winners. You lose, even when you win.

10.
Don't covet
Why covet what others have, when you can work to getting what you want.