Theory of Relativity- Happiness…

Since childhood I had this desire of coming up with my own theories on something. This blog has helped me do so.
So here is a small attempt to dissect my theory of relativity. Happiness, sadness, satisfaction, frustration, love, sense of achievement, etc are so RELATIVE terms! I mean, these terms hold so different meaning for different people. Let me try to touch upon HAPPINESS in this post…

Character	What HAPPINESS means to him/her
Bindiya- a drummer’s daughter	1) Receiving a small toy from her mother 2) her dad taking her to a wedding ceremony where he is going to play drums 3) having a delicious lunch at a wedding ceremony and eating till she burps 10 times! 4) travelling with her dad in an A/C bus
24 year old mentally challenged girl	1) a kiss from her mom and dad 2) her teacher giving her a chocolate for solving a maths problem 3) a new toy from her best friend
77 yr old man thrown out of his own house	1) love from small kids calling him “nana”.. 2) 2 meals a day 3) affection from neighbours who empathise with him
Bar girl	1) more customers on that day 2) a crazy businessman showering notes of Rs.1000 or rs. 500 on her.. 3) no clashes at home 4) seeing a smile on her baby’s face and dreaming that her baby will not follow her footsteps !...
8th std student Vineet	1) a smile from the girl he likes 2) teacher making him stand in front of the whole class so that he can see her girlfriend more clearly 3) getting an A + in his favorite subject
Construction labourer	1) getting wages of that day on time. 2) playing with his baby and assuring himself that his hard work will surely not let his baby follow his life footprints. 3) not getting injured while doing construction on that day.
A beggar sitting on the foot-over-bridge of platform	1) getting a packet of parleG 2) TC and Havaldar not caring to shoo them away from their place. 3) a generous boy shelling out a Rs.10 ka note because of some reason which made him happy 4) waking up in the morning to find 2 packets of biscuits by side.
A software developer	1) an ONSITE opportunity 2) an increment more than his colleagues 3) a new babe in his team
A rickshaw driver	1) a long-distance fare from Mulund to Borivli 2) release of a film starring “Himesh Reshamiya” 3) decrease in the rates of petrol
An ultra-rich man	1) a new business deal 2) a big loss in his competitors’ business.

Btw, few of the above mentioned characters are the characters of my forthcoming book called as “Being In Their Shoes…” (I m thinking of renaming it to “Through their eyes”..lets c…)