Vani Hari
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And I was walking around like a zombie. I mean, I didn't feel motivated to go to school. I didn't feel motivated to read, even though I had these two immigrant Indian parents that took, put a lot of emphasis on my academics because of where they were. You know, my dad's a PhD, my mom's a master. So it was, they put a lot of emphasis on that. So I think that's where I ended up going, where I went.
And I was walking around like a zombie. I mean, I didn't feel motivated to go to school. I didn't feel motivated to read, even though I had these two immigrant Indian parents that took, put a lot of emphasis on my academics because of where they were. You know, my dad's a PhD, my mom's a master. So it was, they put a lot of emphasis on that. So I think that's where I ended up going, where I went.
But I know I could have done so much better in my early career, in my early life as a student, as a young person, if I had not been subjected to that food.
But I know I could have done so much better in my early career, in my early life as a student, as a young person, if I had not been subjected to that food.
But I know I could have done so much better in my early career, in my early life as a student, as a young person, if I had not been subjected to that food.
In my early 20s, I hit rock bottom. I was working for a big six consulting firm called Accenture. They put me on the road on an expense account. I was in this situation again where I'm outsourcing my food to the corporation this time instead of to America, right? And it's nonstop. wine and dine dinners, five-course meals. I've never done anything like that before. It was so exciting.
In my early 20s, I hit rock bottom. I was working for a big six consulting firm called Accenture. They put me on the road on an expense account. I was in this situation again where I'm outsourcing my food to the corporation this time instead of to America, right? And it's nonstop. wine and dine dinners, five-course meals. I've never done anything like that before. It was so exciting.
In my early 20s, I hit rock bottom. I was working for a big six consulting firm called Accenture. They put me on the road on an expense account. I was in this situation again where I'm outsourcing my food to the corporation this time instead of to America, right? And it's nonstop. wine and dine dinners, five-course meals. I've never done anything like that before. It was so exciting.
They would bring in droves of food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so that you would bill more hours to the client at these big banks I was working. And I hit rock bottom. I became depressed. I became overweight. And I had appendicitis. And when I went to the doctor the first time, the doctor said, oh, there's nothing wrong with you. You can go back and take some Advil.
They would bring in droves of food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so that you would bill more hours to the client at these big banks I was working. And I hit rock bottom. I became depressed. I became overweight. And I had appendicitis. And when I went to the doctor the first time, the doctor said, oh, there's nothing wrong with you. You can go back and take some Advil.
They would bring in droves of food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so that you would bill more hours to the client at these big banks I was working. And I hit rock bottom. I became depressed. I became overweight. And I had appendicitis. And when I went to the doctor the first time, the doctor said, oh, there's nothing wrong with you. You can go back and take some Advil.
And thankfully, my parents said, you know, something doesn't seem right. You need to probably go see your regular doctor in the morning. And when I did, he was like, you have appendicitis. You need to have an emergency appendectomy right now. It's going to burst. And at that point, I went to see the surgeon, had my organ taken out of my body.
And thankfully, my parents said, you know, something doesn't seem right. You need to probably go see your regular doctor in the morning. And when I did, he was like, you have appendicitis. You need to have an emergency appendectomy right now. It's going to burst. And at that point, I went to see the surgeon, had my organ taken out of my body.
And thankfully, my parents said, you know, something doesn't seem right. You need to probably go see your regular doctor in the morning. And when I did, he was like, you have appendicitis. You need to have an emergency appendectomy right now. It's going to burst. And at that point, I went to see the surgeon, had my organ taken out of my body.
And this whole time, the doctors are saying to me, nobody needs their appendix. Don't worry. This is something routine. You'll be fine. You're going to survive. They're trying to ease my parents' worries. And something doesn't seem right, that God would give you an organ that you don't need, first of all. Second of all, I started to question,
And this whole time, the doctors are saying to me, nobody needs their appendix. Don't worry. This is something routine. You'll be fine. You're going to survive. They're trying to ease my parents' worries. And something doesn't seem right, that God would give you an organ that you don't need, first of all. Second of all, I started to question,
And this whole time, the doctors are saying to me, nobody needs their appendix. Don't worry. This is something routine. You'll be fine. You're going to survive. They're trying to ease my parents' worries. And something doesn't seem right, that God would give you an organ that you don't need, first of all. Second of all, I started to question,
first of all, why a young 22-year-old is in the hospital with this type of surgery.
first of all, why a young 22-year-old is in the hospital with this type of surgery.
first of all, why a young 22-year-old is in the hospital with this type of surgery.