In this episode of Woice With Warikoo, Ankur Warikoo explores the contrasting facets of contemporary India. He discusses how it is possible to be both optimistic and pessimistic about the country's future by highlighting the dual realities present in various aspects like technology, finance, societal norms, and lifestyle choices. Warikoo emphasizes the complexity and uniqueness of the current era, encouraging listeners to focus on actionable steps such as avoiding complaints, creating wealth, and practicing kindness. Tune in for an insightful discussion on the evolving landscape of India.
00:00 Introduction to Woice With Warikoo
00:29 Contrasting Realities of India
01:07 The Duality of Indian Society
02:42 Complexities and Coexistence
03:18 Personal Advice for Navigating the Future
03:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
04:05 Subscribe and Stay Tuned
[00:00:03] Hey everyone, this is Voice with Warikoo, my, or Ankur Warikoo. In this English podcast series, I cover a lot of things in this English podcast series. Career, relationships, personal finance, success, failure, and frankly, something else that comes to the time. Every week on Thursday, a new episode on your favorite podcast platform. Voice with Warikoo.
[00:00:29] Here is why it's easy to be pessimistic and optimistic at the same time about the future of India. There is an India that's addicted to mindless scrolling, and an India that's obsessed with building startups. There's an India that continues to lose money in trading, and an India that continues to invest in SIPs. There is an India where cities are becoming unbreathable, and an India where moving to a city isn't anymore the only economic option left.
[00:00:59] There is an India where taxes seem punitive, and an India that prides itself on being a taxpayer. There's an India asking, when are you starting a family? And an India that is asking, when are you starting an SIP? There's an India that hits the floor when the kids falls and cries, and an India that reaches out for the kid, smiles, and without saying anything says, I'm here.
[00:01:25] There's an India that wears a seatbelt as soon as they see the cops, and an India that asks the rear seat passengers to buckle up. There is an India that thinks only IIT or IIM is success, and an India determined to succeed without one. There is an India that thinks the government is terrible, and an India that thinks that it's the best thing about the country right now. There's an India that couldn't care less about healthy eating, and an India that doesn't look beyond protein.
[00:01:55] There's an India that doesn't know how to form a line, and there's an India that lets you get ahead simply because you asked. There's an India that doesn't pray or praise every day, and an India that doesn't feel the need to share what they do. There's an India that always complains, and an India that simply acts. There's an India that struggles to get drinking water, and an India that organizes rain dance parties. There's an India that falls prey to online scams,
[00:02:24] and an India that codes the software to keep us secure. There's an India that looks into the past for validation, and an India that looks at the future for hope. There is an India that wishes to leave, and an India that wishes to come back. Neither of these sides are right or wrong. Life is far more complex than just two sides of a coin and a coin toss. The uniqueness of where we are as a country is that never before,
[00:02:54] at least not in my lifetime, have these two sides emerged so fiercely and emphatically together at the same time. So if you find yourself swinging between optimism and pessimism for the future of this country, it is understandable. Neither is your pessimism an act of betrayal, nor is your optimism a stamp of your patriotism. The best you can do is control what you control,
[00:03:21] which in my view is number one, avoid complaining. There'll always be things to fix, but nothing was ever fixed by complaining. It was fixed by acting upon it. Number two, create wealth instead of waiting for it to be distributed. And number three, be kind. Because we can never see the burden that others carry. The next two or three decades are going to be a crazy ride. And I personally remain super bullish. But that's just me.
[00:03:49] I do believe it's an incredible time to be alive. All the best.