In this TEDx talk, Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant throws light on resolving the dilemma between passion and promise. She believes that excitement and learning happen on the edges of the wheels of one's life. She encapsulates major life lessons of how she turned the barriers, obstacles, and problems into opportunities, milestones, and challenges. She concludes the talk by stating that the strength of who we are comes from our core strength: passion.