Thursday, June 13, 2019

Inertia

Interesting word of the day - "Inertia".
It's not a new word, and we should have come across this word in our Physics study.
In Physics, Inertia means a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.
In common layman word, Inertia means a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.

Questions.
Should we be the state of Inertia?
If we are in the state of Inertia, when and how are we going to get out of this state.
Do we, from time to time, get back into the state of Inertia?

It seems comfortable to be in the state of Inertia. You don't need to do anything extra, you don't need to worry about anything new, and everything remain the same as they are.
But at the same time, isn't it scary as well? Everyone and everything is moving along or changing from time to time, and you are the only one staying behind.
Then only you realize that there's gap between you and the others. When the gap is small, it seems not to be an issue at all, but when the gap gets bigger, you'll be wondering why others seem to be living in a different world and you can't seem understand or engage with them.

So, are you in the state of Inertia now?
Are you the kind of person that need others to give you a nudge, in order for you to accept something new, or to explore something new?

We are not living in the world of dinosaurs. And since mankind exists, mankind had not stop learning and exploring until now, where we are all connected with just a tap of finger.
So, even if we want to stay in the state of Inertia, we can't avoid not to know what's going on with the outside world. And since we are to know what's going on, we can't afford to stay in the state of Inertia forever. We cannot stop learning, and once learnt, we cannot stop practicing, and once practised, we are no longer the same.

Stack up your pillow high, and think about it. Do you really want to stay in the state of Inertia? Are you sure you can remain in the state of Inertia forever?

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