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- It's five in the morning. Woo!

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(light piano music)

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Today we are going to the River Ganges

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to perform the last rites ceremony

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for my grandfather, and deposit
his ashes into the river.

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It's such a difference
from New Delhi yesterday,

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because that was like totally yang

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and this it totally yin.

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One thing that I struggle with a lot

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is like worrying, over-planning.

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Today I saw something so special

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in the unique fusion of
messiness and beauty.

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All the crazy wild animals,
and then this happened.

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There's a cow, right there.

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Seeing all the crowds of people.

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And this bridge.

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This looks like a storybook!

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Can you guys feel the bridge moving?

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- I was here when I was three years old.

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And I remember vaguely that
I had a really hard time

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getting on the bridge
because I was so scared.

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And my father just grabbed
me and I was screaming,

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and he took me across (laughs).

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- I was expecting the last rites ceremony

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to be very sad, but I was surprised

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with how much peace
and closure it gave me.

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The tragic event of my
grandfather's sudden death

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incited my first trip to India,

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and in coming here I have seen a glimpse

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into the hard work and sacrifices

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my grandfather made to create
the best life for our family.

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I feel a responsibility
now to work even harder

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for my dreams, and to fulfill the path

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that my grandfather paved for me.

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We just finished the
ceremony for my grandfather.

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Really glad I came to do it.

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I feel some closure,

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but I'm still processing.

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I love how colorful this country is,

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both literally and metaphorically.

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How in this culture, something as sad,

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terrifying, and mournful
as someone's death

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is remembered in a beautiful
celebration of their life.

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You never really know
how special something

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or someone is until they're gone.

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Sometimes you have to travel halfway

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around the world to discover that.

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I challenge you today to tell a friend

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or a family member how much
you love and appreciate them.

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Because you might not even be aware

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of the sacrifices they have made

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for you until they're gone.