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fortunately go over them and the paramedics that were also in
the train helping them. Going over them was hard, it felt like
a disaster movie, where every step you took, you had to make
sure the seat wasn't just going to give in and send you falling
and breaking a leg or something.
We eventually got out of there and were rushed by paramedics
who gave us full medical evaluation. We waited in a
bus till the authorities told us it was okay to go home, and
we basically took a subway home. nothing dramatic, nothing
crazy compared to what we just went through.
How it was enlightening:
During the months before the crash, I was going through
a very hard phase because of my first startup. We were battling
every day with the possibility of us failing, and I took it
harder than anyone else. After all, I had dropped out of school
to follow my passion, and it looked like I was going to be a
loser for the rest of my life because of my failed startup.
Then the train crash happened, and something changed
in me. To paraphrase, I saw that life is short; I could be dead
tomorrow. I realized that rather than worrying about failure
and what people will think of me, I should just focus on what
I do, do it to the best of my ability, and keep persisting. If I
fail (which my startup did), then great — I am still breathing,
and that means I could start my next one (which I've done).
I won't say I've become someone amazing who is super
productive all the time, but I have become more mature and
more responsible. I know what to do, I know what to focus
on. I know not to worry about what people will think of me,
because at the end of the day when I die, it won’t make a difference
what they thought, the only thing that will matter is
what I've accomplished.
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