by Sowmya Nandakumar, Indo American News
Salman Khan gave a powerful commencement address in Rice University on May 12. Drawing from his experience with Ann Doerr, (whose financial backing and support validated for him, the worth of his own idea), he spoke of validating other people’s efforts – empowering others by showing them that we believe in their work, by recognizing, rewarding and complimenting efforts to make the world a more positive place, increasing the net positivity and happiness in the world no matter which field one chooses to work in. He emphasized on always rising from failure, seeing it as life’s second opportunity and not an end in itself. Khan told the audience to travel fifty years ahead in time, when they all would have certain regrets about the past. A genie emerges and gives them a chance to go back to commencement day in May 2012 and correct all those regrets. He asked students to take the present moment as that second pass in life – the chance they get to make right all those potential regrets. He is also scheduled to be the commencement speaker for MIT’s commencement on June 8.
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