You can't have it all

You can't have it all:

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You can’t have it all.

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You can’t be everything to everyone.

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No matter who you are, you will struggle.

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No matter how perfect someone’s like looks, It’s all relative.

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Recently I attended a wedding for a friend in India.

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Was a beautiful wedding in the middle of the desert with some high-profile Indians.

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Politicians in the government, old actors, Bollywood producers, etc.

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A week later, the family had a reception in Bombay where Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, was in attendance.

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My parents, who were at this reception, said he came and left.

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But 15 minutes later, Shah Rukh Khan walks in.

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The biggest movie star in the world.

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He stayed for about an hour and took pictures with guests.

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Yet my parents felt bad for him.

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They told me all he wanted to do was get away.

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He was tired of taking pictures with folks, and this was at a small gathering.

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Imagine what it’s like to be him every day in India.

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He can’t do anything outside.

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He’s always worried about the safety of himself and his family.

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He has no privacy.

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People are watching him all the time.

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Reminds me of an interview I watched with Virat Kohli, one of India’s biggest cricketstars.

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Two things Indians love, Bollywood and cricket, and these 2 guys are at the top of their field.

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Kohli made an interesting comment to the interviewer about how he felt trapped.

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How he felt so alone.

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How he felt like a prisoner when he went on test matches to play for India because he could never leave his hotel.

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He spoke about the best times of his life being when he could wear a hoodie, sunglasses and just walk around a mall casually with no one knowing who he was.

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Think about that - all these guys want is normalcy.

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They would love to go to a grocery store or take a walk through a city yet they’ll never be able to experience that for the rest of their life.

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I’m not envious of these people at all.

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Being famous is not all it’s cut out to be.

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Sure you get to meet interesting people around the world, get reservations at restaurants and a bunch of free stuff.

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But it also means more problems.

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How do you trust people?

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Can you have a normal conversation with anyone?

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Are you and your family safe?

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Why do people look at you as an object rather than a person?

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Famous people have asked themselves these questions for eternity, but in the social media age it’s only gotten worse.

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There’s no hiding anymore.

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So next time you’re jealous of Shah Rukh, Taylor Swift or Leonardo Dicaprio, just remember their life isn’t as great as it seems.

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They, just like you and I, can’t have it all.

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