So there I was, Saturday morning, bored out of my mind. Then I hear there's an elocution competition happening nearby. Perfect timepass opportunity, right?
Now, I always carry some random object to make my speeches more concrete. That day? A rose flower.
My plan was simple: talk about life and death, then have a real conversation with the audience. So I get on the podium, show them this rose, and say, "Look, I bought this rose for ₹20, but I have literally no one to give it to. And honestly? I have no clue how to even earn that ₹20 back. Hell, I don't even know what I'm doing with my life."
Then I dove into my topic about understanding Love, Money, and Career better.
But here's the crazy part—I wasn't there to win. My goal was simpler: make a friend.
When the competition ended and I congratulated the winner, she told me something beautiful: "When you said you had no one to give the flower to, I thought to myself, 'Give it to me!'"
So I gave a rose to a girl for the first time in my life.
Now, my friends went crazy after this—pushing me to call her, plan dates, the whole drama. But honestly? I was obsessed with something else entirely: those three big questions about Money, Career, and Love.
And since today is Janmashtami, let's see what Krishna taught us about exactly these things.
1Who is Krishna, Really?
For those who don't know him—he's THE everything. Guru, architect, psychologist, musician, doctor, warrior, king, climatologist, engineer. Fighter, singer, teacher—you name it.
He's more than god to me. I worship his EXCELLENCE.
But here's what I've learned: it's more important to UNDERSTAND God rather than just worship him.
2Money: The Foundation Question
Look, I haven't made enough money to preach about wealth. But I've gained enough clarity to know this: HOW you make money matters more than how much you make.
Because here's the thing—one kind of wealth drags you toward wine and women (and I'm talking about the destructive kind—prostitutes, affairs, the whole mess).
Another kind of wealth leads you to worship and wisdom.
There's this Sanskrit saying: अर्थस्य मूलं धर्म।
The foundation of wealth is ethics.
Living in a hostel, I love free stuff. Free food? Sign me up. But here's what ancient wisdom taught us about taking and giving:
- Dakshina (Fees): You pay for services received.
- Dan (Donation): Given as social duty, no strings attached.
The rule is simple: when you take something, either pay dakshina for it or make sure it's genuinely given as dan.
Why? Because everything has value. Every service has value. And taking someone's wealth without paying for it? That's stealing. And stealing someone's wealth ultimately destroys your own.
3Career: Finding Your Swadharma
Krishna drops this gem in Bhagavad Gita 3.35:
"It's far better to do your own duty imperfectly than to do someone else's duty perfectly."
Ancient wisdom identified four career paths based on your natural tendencies:
- Educator (love teaching and guiding)
- Entrepreneur (love creating and building)
- Executive (love managing and organizing)
- Employee (love supporting and executing)
Your Swadharma could be any of these or a combination.
How do you figure out which one? Experiment. Try different things until you know what fits.
Quick hack: What do your friends always ask you for help with? Advice? Event management? Problem-solving? That's probably pointing toward your natural dharma.
But here's the thing—even after building wealth and climbing career ladders, people still feel empty. Why? Because we're missing the third piece.
4Love: Going Beyond Yourself
How can you love God without loving his creation—other people?
There's this story of two young men who went to a monk. The monk asked, "Have you fallen in love?" One said no. The monk replied, "Go fall in love with a human first. Then you'll understand God."
Whether you're atheist, scientist, devotee, or just someone figuring life out—think about this: When were you happiest?
I bet it was when you were working for something bigger than just yourself. That's our foundational nature—to love, to extend beyond our tiny existence.
Some find this through partners. Others through family. Some through pleasures, others through God.
But how do you actually love?
Here's a story that blew my mind: Krishna had wives and a lover named Radha. Once, his wife asked what he liked about Radha. Krishna started crying.
When they told Radha about this, she got angry at the wife: "How dare you make Krishna cry? Only I have the right to cry thinking of him!" With tears in her own eyes, she said, "Please never mention my name in front of him again."
Maybe love is about going beyond your own needs and extending your existence for something greater—whether that's a girl, a goal, or God.
5The Bottom Line
This is what my little mind understands about Money, Career, and Love. It's messy, it's incomplete, but it's real.
If you're in ADIT and this perspective resonates with you, I've started something where I don't preach anything but just trying to create safe place to discuss real stuff.
People to blame give credit
This idea started a year ago during random discussion with Krupa about Krishna. My friends Bob, Doreman, Darling, Ducky pumped me up to write always but its; Sachi and Tanvi—god bless them because they went through my terrible first drafts and helped me make sense of this chaos.
If you loved or hated this, blame them. 😄