Einstein’s theory of relativity may relate to astronomy and cosmology, but every being has his/her own theory of relativity.
The lines over the figures in the above picture makes it difficult to conclude who is taller. Likewise, in our daily life, the reference or yardstick for measuring things keeps changing
During one of my conversations on an investment proposal, I realized, the value of money varies with a reference as well. When you plan to buy something worth 2 Lakhs, the amount seems to be so huge. When we plan to spend 20 Lakhs, an additional expense of 2 Lakhs seems to be meagre. In the former case, “0″ was the reference, while in the latter 20Lakh is the reference. 2Lakhs in both cases amounts the same, but the shift in reference makes it a varying amount. The additional 2 Lakhs may fetch you something better than what you would get without it. If that was the way to look at it, everything seems so positive, but treating 2 Lakhs as meager just because you are have planned for 20 L, destroys the real value of that amount.
Unless we don’t have absolute reference, the value for “what we have” and ” what we aspire” can never content us.
Yesterday, I was driving around the locality I lived more than a decade ago. The roads seems so narrow that I found it very difficult to drive. About a decade ago, the same roads looked really wide. It is only my exposure to larger roads, big malls, huge flyovers that changed the perception. My exposure has sub-consciously changed the reference of virtual measurement.
Even while interacting with people, our approach tends to change. The disparity among people and their attitude is because of the varying reference. If you compare me to Ambani.. I might be earning peanuts, but when you take “0″ as reference I earn huge sum !
Science always had absolute point of reference for time and space until Einstein’s Relativity changed the entire approach. The progression in area of science was catapaulted after this revealation. Yet for simpler life on Earth, we still use the approach of absolute reference. Not because Einstein’s Relativity is incorrect, but because it adds complexity to the simpleton on Earth. Every measurement for non-light like speed is based on absolute reference.
Similarly for the simple, trouble free life, if we can hold on the absolute reference, the World would be as peaceful as it was created to be.
PS: It is not intentional that Einstein’s Relativity creeps in now and then into my blog. We both are going to enjoy our b’days on March 14…. 2 weeks from now !
Nice blog Hari…:)
Very well said…
“For the simple, trouble free life, if we can hold on the absolute reference, the World would be as peaceful as it was created to be.”