Bucket lists may be fashionable but the only 'must-do' that matters is giving real passion expression, without fear or diffidence. Take Farhan Akhtar and his pursuit of happiness
I find the notion of a bucket list morbid. After all, it is a list of things to do before you die. Die. Why would anyone want to underscore their mortality? There’s also too much pressure to include cool aspirations—swimming with sharks, for instance—as opposed to genuine ones. And, finally, it is just one more reminder of regret: ‘Oh, damn, I am about to die and I still haven’t ticked item numbers 4-30 off the list’. You don’t want that thought hanging over your deathbed.
(This story appears in the May-June 2015 issue of ForbesLife India. To visit our Archives, click here.)