Theory of Relativity – SADNESS!

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, Success, 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 SADNESS in this post…

Character	What SADNESS means to him/her
Bindiya- a drummer’s daughter	1) while playing Lagori, not being able to hit the pile of Chippis even after 5 attempts! 2) being just a mute spectator while her parents are fighting over a bowl of uncooked rice. 3) not being able to absorb the death of her beloved stray dog – Moti. 4) not being able to do anything when her father arrives home in a drunken state and creates chaos forcing her mom to sleep outside the hut made of tin and asbestos.
24 year old mentally challenged girl	1) missing her favorite cartoon on TV. 2) not being able to win a running competition even when she knew she could have easily won. 3)her mumma scolding her for the first time in front of guests. 4) not getting a surprise gift that she had expected on her birthday.
77 yr old man thrown out of his own house	1) not being able to see the sky clearly, wherein he used to search for the brightest star who he considered his wife. 2) getting more care and love from strangers than from his own children. 3) not being able to gather enough courage to end his life. 4) contracting one more disease to the already long list of ailments he is suffering from.
Bar girl	1) being caught in a police-raid and not having enough money to free herself from jail! 2) the bar where was working, that gets shut down for some reason. 3) being cheated of a huge assured sum for one night…
8th std student Vineet	1) not being able to win the heart of the girl that he likes. 2) not being able to make his parents understand that he should not be compared with anyone and that he is tired of being compared to apples and oranges.. 3) not being able to help his friend in need.
Construction labourer	1) not getting wages since last one week. 2) collapse of 2 recently built floors and being made responsible for that event. 3) not being financially capable to get himself treated for a fever that he has been trying to avoid since last 15 days and that eventually leads to worsening of health.
A software developer	1) working on a project and then boss taking all the credit.! 2) losing job in times of recession..
A rickshaw driver	1) rickshaw being sabotaged in a riot. 2) being hit badly by a group of bikers for no falut of his..! 3) not being able to earn enough money to pay his monthly installment of rickshaw.

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…)