Vir Das

I didn't know who Vir Das was, but decided to give his Netflix special a chance. I really liked what he had to say and especially that he was funny and poignant. One part that stood out and was so phenomenal that I paused it and wrote it down was as follows:

Your talent belongs to you and, weirdly, your reputation belongs to other people. Like, other people will decide when you are cool, uncool, finished, relevant, irrelevant, want a selfie, don't care. It's none of your business. Don't think about that shit. It's a disease. You can't control it. Focus on the talent you have in front of you and you'll always be okay.

Sometimes people will say something that you already know; it's no surprise, yet it takes you by surprise. It does so because it brings a thought from the far recesses of your mind and draws it out so that you hear it, think it, see it, and recognise the truth in those words. Therefore, in your "new" awareness, you will be able to put it into practice, whereas before, you did nothing. Focus on the talent you have in front of you and you'll always be okay. I just love that.

(photo kidnapped from mojarcinema)