Carbon is My Inspiration

This post for sure is not on Organic Chemistry! For the reason that I know everyone hates it. But how about Chemistry in relationships? Now everyone would invariably say a big YES!

Working on the differences is the thumb rule of any relationship. It is so similar to chemical bonding. There are elements, there are compounds and there are also inert gases. For those who slept in chemistry classes, let me explain some simple stuff. Elements are comprised of single kind of atoms, say people who are comfortable with people of their kind. Compounds are combination of elements, say people who are ready to mingle with all (but with certain other kinds at times) and inert gases are those which never react, unless there are certain forcible conditions.

I am sure you have come across all these kinds of people. Predominantly, the element category. They are more comfortable with you if you are existing in a form that they are comfortable to react with. They remain stubborn and try to make you react. These kinds of people are the manipulators :p. The compounds are the happy ones who mingle with everyone else. The compound group is one which has all kinds of people. The inert gases are the ones who come rapidly to you if and only if there is an emergency.

Out of all the elements, my inspiration is carbon. It is abundant, found everywhere and moreover in every form. Diamonds for the expensive people, coal for the people who make a living out of it and “Ponds face wash with the power of activated carbon” for the pretty girls.. J

And do not forget, they can form bonds of varying strengths. From a bond with Oxygen and float freely in the atmosphere to a strong bond with other Carbon atoms over a period of time to form the strongest allotrope, or even as the graphite in pencils that motivate Ranchos of the world to come up with ultimate questions about usage in space.

In my opinion, it is more important for every individual to align with Carbon’s characteristics. Remain tough with certain people, bond strongly with some, and also act as Carbon Monoxide or even Cyanide to a few people who deserve that.

Let us face the reality that everyone looks for benefits in others. True relationships without any expectation can exist only in fairy tales. To remain active in all situations and still enjoy life, the thumb rule is “Take people the way they are”. Certain inert gases are too dangerous. It is all about understanding the characteristics and choosing if to react or not and choosing the form of existence.

And do not regret for being used by people or for being taken for granted. People use you for the simple reason that you are useful. Like the carbon being used by everyone. You just have to bear the ones who take you for granted, but only till they realize that you are a diamond!!!

Bingo