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 SUCCESS in this post…
| Character | What SUCCESS means to him/her |
| Bindiya- a drummer’s daughter | 1) while playing Lagori, being able to break the pile of Chippis fall with just one shot! 2) being able to play her father’s drums in such a way that her parents smile at her and say “ accha bajaya”… 3) being able to make a round chapatti while helping her mother with household chores.. |
| 24 year old mentally challenged girl | 1) solving a maths problem that no one else in the class could solve. 2) winning a car race on computer. 3) making a drawing that her mom and dad can’t stop praising. |
| 77 yr old man thrown out of his own house | 1) being able to live through the day without taking anybody’s help. 2) not thinking about suicide. 3)being able to make neighbours’s kids happy by telling them short stories and getting a cup of tea or a plate of Poha to eat. |
| Bar girl | 1) getting the maximum number of customers on that day! 2) getting an offer of more than rs.20000 for one night. 3) seeing her child top the class… |
| 8th std student Vineet | 1) getting a smile from the girl he likes 2) being able to beat his opponent in all the subjects. 3) his parents telling their friends about how brave, studious and handsome their son is! |
| Construction labourer | 1) getting wages of that day on time. 2) completion of one floor. 3) getting a compliment from his boss that he will be promoted to the post of Supervisor. |
| A beggar sitting on the foot-over-bridge of platform | 1) being able to gather more than rs.30 the whole day. 2) god listening to her prayers and making a generous boy shell 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) getting a promotion 3)being assigned as a lead to lead a team of 3 beautiful female developers! |
| A rickshaw driver | 1) a long-distance fare from Mulund to Borivli 2) Being able to impress the bar girl whom he drops everyday from home to hotel! 3) getting good advice from a fellow passenger regarding education for his children. |
| An ultra-rich man | 1) a new business deal 2) getting an “company of the year” award. 3) getting his son or daughter admitted to Stanford or Kelloggs for education after 12th! |
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…)
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