Happy By Chance…!!!

The only fact to which both religion and science will concur is that fundamentally we are all the made of the same particles. To be more precise we are all made of nothingness. No wonder we all feel the void in our lives. Be that as it may, I have always wondered and am sure most of you must have also wondered about a very intriguing question. Who the hell are we? Why do we feel the way we feel? If all is the same then why is everything so different? Many a scholar would give an answer saying that it’s all about perspective. But I call that answer as their so called “intellectual escapism”. It’s not about perspective but it has more to do with chance than what we initially perceived.

There are more than a hundred thousand galaxies in this universe (if in fact this is a universe…..I do believe in the concept of multiverse). Each galaxy has billions of stars and each star may have billions of planets. To sum the whole up we can say the number of planets in this universe is itself ten to the power of hundred. Of all these planets, why did life choose to make its mark on Earth? (Let’s assume there is no extraterrestrial life…well till at least we have tangible evidence for the same). Scientist’s have a more philosophical answer to this and that is…..It was just a matter of chance. We are here because there were more that a hundred thousand coincidences that happened simultaneously. Might seem strange but it’s very true. Earth having the right temperature, the right distance from the sun, sun being the right kind of star, Jupiter being the big brother that it is are just a few of the examples. To sum it all up, we are here by chance.

Why do we feel the way we feel? Though our bodies are made of the same chemicals we have different thoughts. Though we live in various conditions we all have the same range of emotions. Every one seems to be so similar that they are totally different. Many people give the credit of this anomaly to the process we call ‘Evolution’. We are what we are because that’s how we evolved. And how did this evolution take place…..just by chance. Again the credit goes to a multitude of coincidences. This seems to be true even in the day to day scenario. A less talented or qualified person gets more recognition than a more deserving candidate just because he was at the right place at the right time. And how was he at the right place at the right time?....just by chance.

What makes people happy? Many (not all) would agree that money would makes one happy. Imagine if Robinson Crusoe would have been a happy man if had a hundred million dollars when we was stranded in an island for 20 yrs instead of a friend. I don’t think so. Money makes one happy only when it has the power to buy. So does power make one happy? Politicians are supposed to be the most powerful people around and the never seem to be happy. That’s why politics is always associated with the word ‘dirty’ and not with the word ‘happy’. So does sex make one happy? Hard to say, porn stars aren’t the happiest bunch around. Does knowledge makes one happy? Nerds aren’t the merry making type either. But yes, a right combination of all the above factors does help a person be happy. And how do those who are happy have this right combination of paraphernalia. ….yup u guessed it right….just by chance.

I do believe in one fact though. If one man can do it so can anyone else. So if you know someone who is really happy, be rest assured that you too can be the same…..its just a matter of chance……so don’t get into that shell of yours at the first sight of danger…..do what u must and leave the rest to Mr. chance and from what I shave seen, he can work miracles. So for once ……just be happy by chance…..