Saturday, August 28, 2010

MY TIME TRAVEL

After a long time I have got some real bull shit …

It was a rainy day some weeks ago… morning lecture… was feeling very sleepy…
Prof had already noticed all the victims of sleep… he was purposefully avoiding eye contact with them which include me… But my position was such that even after much avoidance, I was highly visible. I was feeling not only dull and inactive but also drowsy and lethargic.

I decided that from tonight I will sleep early but somewhere I knew I am not going to implement this.

My mind was working in two ways- how can I sleep…OR How can I not sleep… it took some courage from my part to decide that I will work on how will I not sleep.

I tried giving myself stimulus by thinking about my past or future but it didn’t work… I almost knew what I am going to think next. Predictability killed the enthusiasm. I tried analysis of my life’s happy & sad phases so far but I have done it several times and each incredible thing of my life has been visited by me several times making it less wondering.

By this time, I was severely sleepy and each minute was looking like an hour… I thought of theory of relativity then. I thought how if I could go to future when the day ends and I could fall in my bed. How if time machine was a reality? I thought is time machine possible?

I asked the guy sitting next to me? He said “I don’t think so.”

Then I thought how I missed the train from Borivali some weeks ago and some thought triggered me.

I told my friend “hey dude, I think it’s quite possible at least theoretically if you believe in theory of relativity!”
He said ”We are in MBA class so I didn’t expect you to think such stupid things but since even I am feeling sleepy and the lecture seems to be in some foreign language… you can explain.”

I was happy. I became active… the sleep had gone… I started “I was coming on Monday by train from Borivali to Vidyavihar. There are trains at almost every 5minutes from Borivali but my house is close to platform number 8 and I wanted a fast train from Borivali of 7:48… If I missed it the next train from no. 8 is at 8 03 that too slow which will lead to me missing the first lecture.”

He got irritated and told “OK I believe you… time travel is possible…”
I said “Dude, I am coming to the point… some scenario awareness was essential for understanding the example…
Coming to the point:
On most days (call such days-‘X’), I reach at time when the train is on platform and waiting for 7 48 to leave.
One day (call this day-‘Y’) I was late to station by 1 minute and the train was leaving in front of me.
I also remembered that there was a day (call this day-‘Z’) when I was early and the train had not yet come.
Now on day Y, I was in the future and on day Z, I was in the past with reference to day X. So theoretically, I have been in the past and in the future with reference to some day.”

He said “It doesn’t totally make sense since they are different days…”

I said “OK… suppose it was the same day. I am going from home to station. Now we know that time = distance /speed. So if I increase my speed… time consumed will be less and I will be early. Also, if I decrease my speed, time taken will be more and I will be in the future. “

He said “not good enough!!”

I said “Now, suppose I move faster and faster… I will reach faster and faster… let us suppose there is a threshold like the speed of light. At the speed of light, things will stop. May be after I cross the speed of light, I will move backwards into the past.”

He said “Now you are crossing insanity.”
I continued “But the thing is that it may not be possible to move matter so far but since I am convinced that a person is beyond his body and senses are actuated in souls which depart. Being a strong believer in the Hindu system of birth, death and reincarnation, maybe we can go to future but a return back may be a big problem.”
He said “Your mom should apologize to the world.”
I said “Time travel could have solved this problem.”
Thankfully the lecture got over.

P.S-1: As you may have guessed I don’t have any such great to friend to bear me so much. I am used to playing chess with myself.

P.S-2: I even had some other great ideas like what strategy I would use if I would become the brand manager of Naughty America and how a new product like Niagara (works opposite of Viagra) has a great market. But I was threatened by my girlfriend of the repercussions if I dare to write on these subjects.