“Suppose somebody wins a lottery. Say I win a lottery- as a result of that, I will experience an unexpected joy. It is just like that”. Many years ago, when I was a school kid, a friend was explaining ‘degree of happiness’ to me.

I understood !

Some days later the same person was explaining ‘degree of sorrow’ to me. “Let us assume somebody’s father dies. Say if your father dies, you will get an uncalled for and rude shock”.

I understood – again !!

Today I was discussing with a friend the unpredictability of jobs owing to the unstable financial condition worldover.  She expressed her concern. “These days the Project Managers are scared of releasing their team members after project completion, lest they will be put in the Pool. And once you are in the pool, you never know- you might be just asked to leave”.

I understood – once again !!!