Of Butterflies And Hurricanes

As the saying goes- when a butterfly flaps its wings, a hurricane forms on the other side of the world.

In accordance to the Butterfly Effect in chaos theory states that the sensitive dependence on initial conditions, in which a small change at one place in a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state. In simple words, a seemingly insignificant point of divergence in a storyline results in a significantly different outcome than what would had happened without the divergence. 

Now, apply that theory into your life. Think about it, every action you take, every decision you make has different outcomes. For example, all your classmates have made the decision to come to school for classes. But you on the other hand, decided to sleep in and skip school that day. And on that day, there was a gas leak and half the people in school were killed in the explosion! From one point of view, the decision to sleep in saved your life, but on the other hand, you've lost half your friends. Some of which you could've saved if you were there to help out. Either way, that one insignificant decision has made a huge impact on your life and maybe even your outlook on it. 

Change in life is not always easy, but it is essential. Just as small decisions that mean nothing to us may mean the world to someone else. To change our stories, we must be willing to accept change and realise that every action has an not always equal and opposite reaction. 

At the end, we look back and ponder- which bridges should have been burnt and which were the ones to keep? Which doors should we have shut, which should have been kept open? Surely either decision would've made a difference. 

But the question that will always linger on the forefront of our minds- How much of a difference? Would the flapping of our butterfly's wings have caused a hurricane, or would it have caused a mere ripple on the surface of the water? 

Flipbooks

Staring at life, wondering if its all a dream. Every action we take I wonder- is it all a dream? Or are we acing upon free will?

Imagine your life turning like the pages of a flip book. Each action taken is caused by the different drawings sketched into each page. Each synchronizing in perfect timing and creating momentum to your life. Every decision you make leads you down a different road and takes you to where you are today.  

But then do you start to question yourself and your decisions? Whether the ones you've made have been the right ones. What about the opportunities you gave up? The paths you chose not to take? Where would you be now if you had made that one different decision in life? What would the drawings in your flip book be like? 

As each of us have our own flip books to create, each of us living different scenes in life. Life really is like a flip book, and we are the artist of what goes in. But think about it this way, if we were to view our lives flip through like the pages of a flip book, what will we see? 

The Road Not Traveled

Standing at a forked road, not knowing which to take. One seems so familiar, and the other full of surprises. The first you think "hey, its the most practical choice", and the second "it'll take me on the most amazing adventure, but not know how and where you'd end up". 

The first road gives you deja vu of someone you helped a long time ago, who'd stay with you through thick and thin. A comfortable choice. The second, the feeling of a whirl wind romance that sweeps you off your feet. It ignites passion and let's you throw caution into the wind. 

Which would you choose? And where will you end up? Will we still be able to look back and smile? Or will the past be forgotten? 

Floating

I feel weightless. My feet touch the ground but somehow I know that it is irrelevant. I am not bounded by the laws of gravity. Each step is light, like fairies prancing on flower petals.

I look around, absorbing my surroundings. Inhaling the mixture of ammonia from sweat and other chemicals that burn my nostrils. People too absorbed in their own little world, in that little cubicle of invisible walls the surround themselves with and call it "personal space". 

The images I see swirls. Like psychedelic drugs have flooded my system. The moment I seem to find my footing, I am thrown off balance again. Something is wrong. I feel my hands clenching something but when I look down, they are empty. Anxiety builds up, as I turned around to figure out what is the source of this strange  sensations, that's when I realised... 

To see yourself from another person's point of view. Like starring at a mirror. And thats when you wake up and realise- "SWEET JESUS! Out of body experience!"