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”
I think this will suite all situations.. No decision is bad or good.. it depends on the result of the work..So once decided work for the best outcome of it... :-)
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:03 PM
Hi Anonymous,
Thanks for your wonderful comments, Motivates me to write more
Outcome is result of your efforts you put in, The moment you realize that you have taken a wrong decision we can never expect a whole hearted performance ;)
What I am meaning is caution/prevention..What you are meaning is after effects :) Hope you got the difference.
Regards,
JGK
Posted by
Gokul Kannan Jeyapaul |
10:43 PM
Hi Gokul,
I accept your idea. But in our life, sometimes we need to take very quick decisions. at that time we have to use our past experience only. what do u say????
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:06 AM
Hi Anonymous,
I understand that time is the most demanding criteria here, But its all based on the stability of thoughts(that contribute the decision) which we should focus on rather on the other influential factors.
If we practice stable, logical thinking then we should naturally get solution for any kinda problem ir-respective of time. I know the beginning would be too stressing, But I am sure later on we will get used to it as normal.
:) Thanks for the queries, It makes me think...Keep posting your comments.
Regards,
JGK
Posted by
Gokul Kannan Jeyapaul |
8:02 PM
You are ture Gokul,
I once made a mistake of relating my past experience(path which one has already tread) to make a current decision . I was making the decision rather impulsively. Then for a moment I slowed down the pace of my thoughts, I decided to take the path untread(no past experience exists here), there was some amount of uncertainity involved in it, but i decided to take the risk.
So I changed my decision, today am glad I did, because by doing so I gained a friend whos a gem. Had I gone by my first decision I would have truly lost knowing this wonderful person.(& Gokul knows who this person is).
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:23 AM
Sorry for the typographical error
Its "You are true Gokul" in the first line.
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:28 AM