Theory of Relativity
Hmmm….Now don’t raise your eyebrows or sigh on the monitor…This is not all about Einstein’s theory of relativity but the core concept is derived from it :)
Well what is relativity? And why is it the point of discussion now?
I would define it as all things, perspectives, thoughts and all other human mental parameters are relative.
Wait! Relative! Relative to what?
Good question :) well relative to their own belief of facts, inference and experiences in their own life, Isn’t it true?
My one and half year old niece likes candies and ice-creams as every other kid does, wherever he finds an ice-cream parlor or candy shop his siren goes up, Well my belief or inference from the past is that he might catch cold if he eats ice creams. So I would say a big NO! NO! The rest of the struggle for ice-cream that happens is a history :)
Yes I did say belief or inference from past, that’s right! This means in some corner of mind there is a belief that ice-creams are not good for him at that time…Now the question is how did I come to this conclusion? May be my past experience, either a self experience or an experience where in I learnt from a similar situation which happened to my neighbor’s kid? Or the decisive factors around, May be the climate was too cold for an ice-cream. It’s based on all these parameters of belief and constraints we make up our decisions.
And believe me almost most of the decisions cannot be rolled back, it’s always like
“Two roads diverged; I took the one less traveled and that made all the difference”
So next time when we decide lets keep in mind, Lets throw away all our past experiences, because situations where you might need to take a decision will always not be the same and theory of reusability can hold good for physical things but not for decisions. Start Fresh, Analyze the situation…Think on a long term basis…Always decide for the future too, because that’s what planning is all about, Mark down the pros and cons of a decision, decide upon the returns you expect and then work according to your brain rather than your heart (at least for decisions, For love it’s the vice versa).
Once decided…Start working on it (the one I miss often), then you can change the lines as
“Two roads diverged; I took the one relatively better and that has made all the (positive) difference”
Well what is relativity? And why is it the point of discussion now?
I would define it as all things, perspectives, thoughts and all other human mental parameters are relative.
Wait! Relative! Relative to what?
Good question :) well relative to their own belief of facts, inference and experiences in their own life, Isn’t it true?
My one and half year old niece likes candies and ice-creams as every other kid does, wherever he finds an ice-cream parlor or candy shop his siren goes up, Well my belief or inference from the past is that he might catch cold if he eats ice creams. So I would say a big NO! NO! The rest of the struggle for ice-cream that happens is a history :)
Yes I did say belief or inference from past, that’s right! This means in some corner of mind there is a belief that ice-creams are not good for him at that time…Now the question is how did I come to this conclusion? May be my past experience, either a self experience or an experience where in I learnt from a similar situation which happened to my neighbor’s kid? Or the decisive factors around, May be the climate was too cold for an ice-cream. It’s based on all these parameters of belief and constraints we make up our decisions.
And believe me almost most of the decisions cannot be rolled back, it’s always like
“Two roads diverged; I took the one less traveled and that made all the difference”
So next time when we decide lets keep in mind, Lets throw away all our past experiences, because situations where you might need to take a decision will always not be the same and theory of reusability can hold good for physical things but not for decisions. Start Fresh, Analyze the situation…Think on a long term basis…Always decide for the future too, because that’s what planning is all about, Mark down the pros and cons of a decision, decide upon the returns you expect and then work according to your brain rather than your heart (at least for decisions, For love it’s the vice versa).
Once decided…Start working on it (the one I miss often), then you can change the lines as
“Two roads diverged; I took the one relatively better and that has made all the (positive) difference”
