Om Pantapol Shares Simple Life Lessons at Sustainability Expo

Singer and young executive Om Pantapol Prasarakit, also known as Om Cocktail, shared perspectives on life and the mind in a session titled "Matters of the Heart That No One Ever Teaches" by Happy Growth & Soul Connect at the Sustainability Expo 2026 (SX2026) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.

The Life We Are vs. The Life Others See Om believes life always has two sets of reality: the reality that occurs and the reality people believe. Even when what others believe isn't true, those opinions still affect our lives. "We cannot deny there are always two sets of reality: actual reality and believed reality — the reality we believe which may not be true." Therefore, knowing yourself alone may not be enough; we must also understand who we are in others' eyes and know where we stand, because each person has different belief foundations and perspectives toward us. The key is to listen more, observe more, and think carefully before speaking. Don't waste time trying to change others.

Don't Waste Time Changing Others; Focus on Doing Your Own Duty Best When asked how to reduce conflict in an increasingly diverse society, Om acknowledged that making everyone understand each other is difficult, and avoiding involvement with others is impossible. What we can do is reduce confrontation and not create unnecessary problems — not by shirking responsibility, but by choosing to manage what falls within our own scope. "How to make issues minimal? How to make confrontation minimal? How to ensure we have no problems?" He views that we cannot force everyone to think like us, so we should reflect on how correctly we do things and how we impact those around us. Every choice has consequences, and we must take responsibility.

Another key concept is accepting that every life decision has both positive and negative outcomes; no action is 100% perfect. Even what we think is best may negatively affect someone unknowingly. Om cited his participation in this event as an example: while speaking may benefit listeners, it meant leaving his child at home. Every decision must weigh what is most appropriate at that time. "Every decision in the world, I feel, has pluses and minuses. We must weigh what is best within a given timeframe." Once chosen, the important thing is to accept the outcome and learn from mistakes, not dwell in self-blame, because acknowledging you were wrong differs from viewing yourself as the cause of everything.

Letting Go Doesn't Mean Stopping Striving For Om, letting go doesn't mean stopping striving, because part of life's success comes from determination, not giving up, and not retreating. But when success arrives, you must know how to move forward and not cling to the past. "You can strive as much as you want, be as happy as you want, endure as much suffering as you want — that's your business — but you must not cling to it." He cited Cocktail's musical journey reaching its endpoint, viewing that careers and successes all have their season; no matter how great, they eventually become the past. The important thing isn't looking back to admire success or drowning in mistakes, but bringing those lessons into today and valuing the present moment, because that's the boundary we can control. "We won't abandon the past, nor get lost in the future."