To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction- Newton’s 3rd law of motion.

Sir Isaac Newton was talking about the relationship between the forces acting on a body to the motion of the body. However let's look at the same "To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction:" in a lighter sense.

Action: Traffic jams.

Reaction: Use the foot path to ride your bike.

Action: Newly laid out and tarred road.

Reaction: Another set of workers digging up the road to solve some cable, water problem etc

Action: Police stops you for going on a one-way or for jumping signal.

Reaction: You take a out a 50 or 100 rupee note as bribe.

Action: Heavy drizzle with some strong breeze.

Reaction: Immediate power-cut

Well with due respect to Sir Isaac Newton let me slightly modify is 3rd law of motion.  "To every action there is an equal and senseless reaction.

“Yesterday is a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope."  These words have never failed to impress me- simple words yet so true. The following conversation (via chat) took place between a friend and me some time back. Let's call him SR. Here is an extract of the chat.

SR:  Hey what do you feel about 21^st December 2012.

Me:  What do u mean.

SR: Come on, don't tell me you have not heard about it. Every one is talking about it.

Me: Well I have no clue.

SR: It's the end of the world ya.

Me: ha ha ha. End of the world. Are you the modern day Nostradamus by any chance.

SR: No but I have read so much regarding this for the past few months. I would not be telling you and the others if I did not believe in it.

Me: 21 You mean to say you actually believe in predictions.

SR:  Come on.. just visit these sites and you will know I am not joking.

He then went on to give me many links and references of sites which spoke about D-DayJ

The contents went ton to describe  the Mayan and Hopi predictions that the world, as we know it, will end on the 21st of December 2012.

After reading for some time I resumed chatting with him.

SR:  there . Did u read the articles.

Me: ya but come don't tell me that you believe in it

SR: Of course I do, I have informed all family and friends too. Most of them believe me.

Me: J ok good. But I don't.

SR: I have decided to spend the few remaining years of my life differently. I am fully convinced about 21dec 2012.

Me: Fine the why don't you transfer your bank balance to me on 20^th December 2012J

SR: you don't believe me do you.

Me: NO a big NO. Any way go ahead and transfer that fat bank balance of yours. I will enjoy it.

Well friends, what I am trying to say here is  why worry so much about some predictions. Let the world end when its wants to. We need to live life to the fullest each and every day.  

And my dear friend SR here is something especially for you “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” Charles Schultz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip.

Let me begin by asking you "What is your favorite key/keys on the computer keyboard?"  Would you say it's the Shift key, the Insert key or Enter key or would it be the $ or the full stop? Well for me it's the "Ctrl-Z" or shall I say the Undo command.

Undo is a command in many computer programs. It erases the last change done to the document reverting it to an older state. In most Windows applications, the Undo command is activated by pressing Ctrl-Z. This is truly one of the most magical keys- you make an error all you need to do is press these magical keys and zap the error just disappears leaving no trace of the mistake.

Do you ever wish real life had an “undo” command like most software programs have? Guess many of us would really like that. Most of our mistakes and hasty actions in our day to day life could be undone with just a click. A wrong decision or choice could be reversed. Yes it would all be really simple. However fortunately or unfortunately life does not come with the "Undo button". Often you need the “undo button” right after a wrong choice or action. But if you look back, maybe the choice was not so bad after all. It has molded you into what you are today, we should instead appreciate that life has given us opportunities to learn from our mistakes.

There are things in life we cannot easily undo as we would with our computer files. A wrong choice, hurtful words uttered to our loved ones, decisions in haste and many more actions in our day- to- day life cannot be undone. Many things in real life cannot be undone because unlike with our computer documents, each action has repercussions as they not only involve us- our file, but also effects others-the unopened files in our system.

I walked into the store. The purchase had to be perfect and I was in no hurry. I browsed through the racks of crystal showpieces- so delicate and beautiful. The store had the best penknife collection I had ever seen. Then my eyes fell on exactly what I wanted. I picked up the beautifully designed gleaming silver piece. The cold metal felt like ice in my warm hands.. a shiver ran down my spine. I looked around the relatively empty store and opened the cover- what a fine pointed tip- it would be just perfect. Holding the instrument in my hand, I ran the tip across my left palm. The deep dark red line stared back at me. I grinned yes it was a fine pen. I walked toward to counter to pay for it. True the pen is mightier than the sword.

"If I could change the world, I would make it the most beautiful place inthe universe" someone commented. "Just see the state it is
in corruption, natural calamities, wars, adulteration, etc., etc".

"My manager won't change, always the same . Short deadlines, work .. Be
dictated, clients are to be kept happy. That's all he knows" said my
colleague tossing her notepad on the table.  I looked at her and
smiled. Kavitha never got tired of cribbing about her boss, She always
wished Mr. Modi would change his attitude.   

"How do I get my hubby to change, he is so indifferent and does not understand" grumbled by close friend Preethi over lunch.

"I just can't change my parents way of thinking, they are so old fashioned" my
teenage cousin screamed one evening. "All by friends are going for the
concert and they refuse to let me go"   Tina always grumbled
about her parents as they were not lenient like her friends parents.


What is common between Kavith, Preethi and Tina Its quite clear, the are not
happy about the behavior of people around them and they wish they would
change to suit their demands.  Nothing new or surprising, I am
sure each an every one of us would like the people around us to behave
according to our whims and fancies.


Yes won't it be really simple if we could change the behavior of the people
around us. Change their behavior to suite our needs. Imagine if you had
a remote, which could make people around behave the way you want I
would be fun. Or come to think of it, it may not be fun after all
because someone will have a remote to control us as well.  However
in reality such things are not possible. Therefore it is no point
grumbling or brooding about the behavior/ attitude of the people around
us. The main reasons being:

• You cannot change someone to behave the way we want.




• Trying to change someone would result in you and the other person getting upset.




• It is humanly impossible to change so many people

What is the solution? What is the solution? Well take a few minutes to read the
words of poems I received in my email some years back, it will
help.  It goes like:



When I was young, I wanted to change the world.  I found it was
difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. 
When I found I couldn”t change the nation, I began to focus on my
town.  I couldn”t change the town and as an older man, I tried to
change my family.  Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I
can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had
changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family.  My
family and I could have made an impact on our town.  Their impact
could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the
world.  ~Author Unknown