THE DOPPELGANGER THREAT!

Who are you? What is your purpose in life? What character do you exhibit? Are you living a life true to your potential? Are you happy?

These are few of the questions which resound in our minds every now and then. It is like a structure programmed in our brains which keeps repeating itself in an infinite loop all through our lives. These are the questions which do not have answers – because once we do – the very meaning and purpose of life would come to a halt.

It is a fact that most of us do not achieve the success that we deserve because we all are curious to know what is happening in others’ lives. We tend to peek into others’ persona and get judgemental about all that we lack compared to our envious counterparts.  And this is a vicious cycle. It gets back at us eventually.

It is said that we have seven look-alikes in the world .Irrespective of us comparing ourselves with others, what would you do if you end up meeting one of your look-alikes?

Consider that you have met one of those seven look-alikes of yours.

The questions in anyone’s mind would be who is this look-alike? Is the double a twin of yours that your mother never spoke of? Or is he/she just a random person who is a look alike? You could even possibly think that you are hallucinating or dreaming. Crazy human minds, you see!

You would be in a state of shock with ever increasing heart-rate, surprised, perturbed, taken aback, and with a millions of questions in your mind.

And assume that your doppelganger is a better version of you. He/she is successful, charming, wise, intelligent, and is a person who does not quit. The lookalike may even be living in the same place as you do.

How would you react in that particular situation? Would you be happy for your double? Or, would you feel insecure about your identity? How would anyone comprehend this precarious circumstance?

And if the look alike was exactly what you wanted to be in your life, won’t you be encroached and demotivated?

In reality there is always a doppelganger living right along with us. But this doppelganger has no physical presence, but an apparition, a phantom that we have created in our minds. This phantom that we have created is the perfect representation of what we want to be. This phantom is always wise in taking decisions, has broadened set of horizons, funny, dedicated and compassionate. This lives with us in parallel – but – virtually. We all hope to be that person one day. The version 2.0!

It is up to us to tap into that doppelganger within us and rise above adversity. Just like the saying, “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within”.

TERRA FIRMA

As we grew up, we were told that there are nine planets in our solar system. During our childhood days memorizing these nine planets in an order was a narcissistic pride: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Later the ninth planet, Pluto, was demoted to a dwarf planet. All these planets were named after Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses, except for one, which is EARTH. The name Earth that is at least 100 decades old was derived from archaic English words ‘eor(th)e’ and ‘ertha’. In German it’s erde: meaning soil or ground.

Around 8.74 million species and the only celestial body to accommodate life, Earth can easily be referred as the ‘GOD PLANET’. Our solar system which consists of the Sun and 8 planets bound to its gravity, moons bound to planets, asteroids, the dwarf planets, meteoroids and comets are subjected to a single Universe. What if there are multiple Universes and in each Universe there is a planet which can accommodate life as same as Earth? What if every action in our Universe has consequences on a different Universe? The very concept of parallel-universes demands inexhaustible and thorough study of scientific theories and practical experiments conducted by innumerable scientists over centuries. And by doing all these we would’ve just started to understand the concept of parallel-universe.

According to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle, it is highly unlikely to know the exact momentum and position of a quantum particle simultaneously. If one quantity is thoroughly known, then the determination of the other quantity would be beyond the bounds of possibility i.e. when we study the characteristics of a particle, we alter its behavior in one or the other way. Thus, we can never come to a conclusion about a particle’s attributes.

Heisenberg’s interpretation wasn’t completely accepted by a scientist named Hugh Everett III. He came up with a slightly different theory. When we observe/measure the characteristic of a quantum particle, we do not force it to change to a particular state. Instead, it causes an actual split in the universe creating multiple worlds. For example, if an object’s wave function is both a particle and a wave, it might have two possible outcomes. So when we study the object, it might either be considered as a wave or a particle.

If Everett’s theory is justified, whenever we undertake an action we cause a split in the universe in turn creating multiple worlds. Intriguing! Isn’t it?

I am not going to dig in more into the details and theories that have been proposed by many scientists. I am not a big enthusiast of physics as well. Alternatively, I would like to discuss about the world we are living in.

The concept of parallel universe is insanely mind boggling and needs immense knowledge in science to understand. As much as we go in search of a planet where we can accommodate life, we should equally take care of our own EARTH. Why don’t we invent technologies which not only benefit humans, but also the Mother Nature?

If I had the power to change my world, I would want one version of it to be like this: A world where I can travel to a place instantly with no transportation medium but teleported to the destination just by imagining or looking at a picture which would completely eradicate vehicle pollution. Communication should be free of any machines/devices. Our brains should have the ability to communicate with a person just by thinking about him/her. Human relationships being eternal, money defunct, knowledge only thrived and much more. My needs of a perfect world are incessant. GOD PLANET Earth is the best thing that ever happened to us. Without it the very meaning of life would be unavailing.

Life on Earth is almost perfect. But due to our never ending needs, we have exploited it to an extent which has caused jeopardy to its existence itself. The biggest challenges that our planet is facing are: increasing population, the sudden climatic changes, loss of biodiversity due to our greediness and pollution which dissolute water and atmosphere. If we do not act upon these challenges, we will almost face an environmental fiasco in the coming millennium.

Instead of scratching our heads in understanding the concept of parallel universe, it is about time that we changed our human breeding patterns to create a better surrounding which is both healthy and adaptable to changes. So here I am, expressing my gratitude to this heaven EARTH for giving me chance to live in a phenomenal world and making me a human in the first place. I will make sure that I will try my best not to abuse this heavenly place hereafter.

Now, given the power to change your world, how would you want yours to be?