Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Monday suggested students
graduating from Moulana Azad National Urdu University to do in life what is
close to their heart so that they do not have regrets later.
Shah Rukh, who received the honorary doctorate from the University
for his Contribution in promotion of Urdu language and culture through his movies,
thanked the university and then shared his thoughts with the students.
He said the graduates, post graduates and Ph.D. students who
received their degrees at the sixth convocation that he feels proud when
somebody gets education as there is nothing greater than education in the
world.
Talking in Urdu, the actor told they were at a threshold as
they would be going out in the field to start their careers.
"Do for the whole life what you think you should do and
what is close to your heart because when you come to my age or the age of your
parents and teachers, there may be regret that you couldn't do a particular thing,"
he told.
Telling examples from his own life and the lessons he learnt
from his father, Shah Rukh urged students to do everything in life with
diligence.
"Whatever you do, do with diligence. Do it as if this
is your last chance," he told among loud clapping by the students.
The actor told that usually the creativity which is one's
hobby doesn't become his job. "I am one of the few fortunate. Acting which
was my hobby also became my profession."
He told the students that poetry, writing, painting, singing
or whatever creativity they have may not be recognized by the world.
"At one stage in life, when we may feel lonely and sad,
our creativity will be our best friend," he told.
Shah Rukh confessed that he is bad at poetry but when he
feels sad, he writes it down and feels peace with himself.
Talking about his father, the actor told he was very
educated but poor and did not get any job and whatever business he started was
a disaster.
He remembered that his father gave him lot of love and used
to gift his personal belongings to him on his birthdays.
Stating that the first thing his father gave was a chess
set, he said his father also told him that one can learn lessons of life from
chess.
"The first thing you can learn is cooperation and how
to work together. The second is sometimes you have to retreat to move ahead in
life."
Stressing the significance of pawns in the game, the actor
asked students to never consider anybody as inferior.
"Another important lesson is that sometimes to move
ahead in life you have to sacrifice the thing which you develop affection with,
like the queen," he told amid loud cheers by students.
Shah Rukh told the typewriter which his father gifted him
taught him that just as one can't afford to commit mistakes in typing, one has
to be diligent in whatever one does and that practice makes one perfect.
The actor also advised students to always keep sense of
humour in life. "Always keep smiling. There should be a childlike innocence,"
he told.
He also advised students to be graceful with everybody in
life whether they are good or bad.
"Life is the biggest gift. Good, bad, light or darkness
respect everything," he further added.
