....of ChAoS and LIFE!!

A barrage of punches coming at you in a boxing ring...
Your neighbors fighting (among themselves or with other neighbors)...
A hoard of vehicles honking away like there is no tomorrow...
Himesh Reshammiya composing music, singing and acting AT THE SAME TIME...

We are surrounded by situations of chaos at all times. Yes, Himesh, speaking with no disrespect to his talent, doing everything that he does IS ALSO CHAOS (apparently, he does'nt feel that way, but thats not the point). We hate it when we undergo chaos, and we enjoy the idea of others going through the same someday (we can't help being Sadists at times). The best example of chaos is the one we all face every morning. There are days when something as simple as getting ready and coming to work can get depressing and chaotic where everything just falls out of place. We even call it the worst day ever, that is till the next time a similar day comes along. (The title of the worst day ever only stays for so long, does'nt it?) But, could there exist a normality within all of this chaos?


In simple English, Chaos theory suggests that all chaos originates from small differencs in an initial condition. A bee buzzing freely all over the place is the result of the first flap of its wings. As the bee keeps flapping its wings incessantly, it can fly, and fly it does! If the left wing flaps more then the right wing, the bee will turn right, and viceversa. Not to say that a flying bee is chaotic (exception when it is stinging us), it supports the definition of chaos theory. Let's go back to Himesh (I don't know why, but I could'nt think of a better example). Most would agree that Himesh's music has always been popular and pleasing. This was the initial condition. The small difference could have come in when he sang the songs he created music for. Even that was loosely acceptable. His belief and confidence levels grew and what followed was chaos.

Our everyday experiences teach us at infinite different points of our lives. What makes us different from others is the fact that what can we do with these experiences. Everytime we come across a situation where nothing seems right and everything is wrong, there could be a small difference in the intial condition that may have caused all the wrong in the end. The idea of eliminating all chaos is definitely out of our control as random external events are in play which are beyond our control. What we can do is curb the chaos in our lives. We can understand the changes that could occur in time due to the subtle changes that are occuring now. For example, going to bed 15 minutes earlier could help in waking up the next day happy and on time. 15 more minutes of sleep creates a world of a difference at times.

Next time you come across a completely chaotic situation where you feel that everything is out of place and the whole world hates you, calm down, think back and figure out that small difference that may have germinated into something so out of your control. Hold back the chaos in your life and life is going to treat you well...