Great scientist Newton gave three laws relating to motion of bodies in a straight line. These laws form the fundamental principles for other theories pertaining to rest and motion of a body.
The first law also known as the law of inertia states that every body has a tendency to maintain its state of rest or motion unless a force acts on it. While Newton thought strictly on scientific lines and used 'every body' in his principle, we being in a free democracy can take the liberty of extending this law to human behaviour and use "everybody" in the same statement.
Can we not say that human beings also have the same tendency. Whatever is our daily routine, becomes a habit and we start living with it. Humans get into a comfort zone in both static and dynamic states - the states can be thought of as professional, academic, personal, relating to relationships or of any other type. We grow and sustain a routine which seems impossible to break.
It takes a great deal of motivation to bring a change in this routine. One is apprehensive while moving from school to college, from college to job, from one job to another, from a single status to courtship.
Like Newton says, if you roll a marble on an ideal frictionless floor, it will always remain in this state of motion and will roll forever.Similarly a bachelor in the back of his mind does not want to give away of the freedom ( like that of a rolling marble) and enter into marriage. He does so because of internal ( insecurity, loneliness) and external ( social pressure) forces.
Even the most brilliant of people of any profession will need some time after a long break to get into their job. All this time they are applying a force on themselves to overcome the inertia of their comfort zone.
I guess I am facing the same challenge of getting over my inertia and getting into my new routine. Once I start, I wish to be like the rolling marble on the frictionless force.
The first law also known as the law of inertia states that every body has a tendency to maintain its state of rest or motion unless a force acts on it. While Newton thought strictly on scientific lines and used 'every body' in his principle, we being in a free democracy can take the liberty of extending this law to human behaviour and use "everybody" in the same statement.
Can we not say that human beings also have the same tendency. Whatever is our daily routine, becomes a habit and we start living with it. Humans get into a comfort zone in both static and dynamic states - the states can be thought of as professional, academic, personal, relating to relationships or of any other type. We grow and sustain a routine which seems impossible to break.
It takes a great deal of motivation to bring a change in this routine. One is apprehensive while moving from school to college, from college to job, from one job to another, from a single status to courtship.
Like Newton says, if you roll a marble on an ideal frictionless floor, it will always remain in this state of motion and will roll forever.Similarly a bachelor in the back of his mind does not want to give away of the freedom ( like that of a rolling marble) and enter into marriage. He does so because of internal ( insecurity, loneliness) and external ( social pressure) forces.
Even the most brilliant of people of any profession will need some time after a long break to get into their job. All this time they are applying a force on themselves to overcome the inertia of their comfort zone.
I guess I am facing the same challenge of getting over my inertia and getting into my new routine. Once I start, I wish to be like the rolling marble on the frictionless force.
1 comments:
Hi Ankit...This is an inspiring article!!! Really has made me think about all my "inertia of motions" and started contemplating to change them....
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