Over a period of time, everyone constructed.... and more or less, everyone had this underlying criteria in their blueprints... so we ended up in a society of clones... each house sickeningly similar to the one nearby.... Thus, proving true the law of averages...
Fundamentally, Humans are a confused lot... we never seem to know what we have, but we know for sure that its not enough!... If the human race were to be plotted on a graph then probably it would show normal distribution curve.
a vast majority of us will be concentrated in the middle of this bell shaped curve... on the left would be the unfortunate few in the society who never got a level playing field... and on the right will be the privileged few who dared to escape from the concentration camp in the middle.. We look at disdain on those who are on the left and want to come in... and we look with an equal disdain on those willing to break out... At one level, we want to be that someone who managed to stand out in the crowd... but at a larger level, we console our wounded conciousness by stating that we are happy with what we have, that we have an average life which, although not spectacular; is still better than the lives of all those on the left..
I dont mean to be judgemental and altruistic by preaching that we commit a sin by being average... we all have our reason... and some, have excuses.... I just want the world to realize that no matter where they stand... there is always some space left above... and in case, you dont want to take the risk... Please let the way in for those who do....
Well, this article pretty much concurrs with the fact that most of the things we do, is that which brings the mind into the realm of happiness,at the end. As my cousin, krishnamurthi once told me, there is a wide gaping hole, between what a person has a passion for and what a person eventually becomes or what a person does for a living.
ReplyDeleteWe all have a deep burning desire to just climb that one notch further, or become a world wide known figure. But realities differ from imagination and obstacles and problem, unfortunately are given birth in reality. So considering all the problems associated, which an average person is ridden of, majority(from the concept of normal distribution, 95% to be precise), of the population prefers to be average. After all, live is meant to be enjoyed. Whether Superstar, average or a Pauper, it doesnt quite matter, but average can be an easy destination to dock with, for a good life.
The Poisson Distribution would've found worse uses, so I would'nt blame you for that, but I'd surely do for not enlightening me with the fact that it is us who make the choices where we want to be in the distribution curve...expected you to learn that; but alas, I guess its too much to expect!
ReplyDeleteP.S.: Now don't you go saying that nobody comments! ;)