Life Without Apple

Few days ago, I was using an Apple iPod and suddenly a question struck my mind. How many people’s life is linked to Apple and what would happen if there were no sudden incidents because of Apple?

I find three stories related to Apple.

The forbidden Apple that Adam and Eve ate. This term basically comes from the legend that when Adam and Eve ate the “apple”, the piece got stuck in Adam’s throat and made a lump. It was the Fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which God had asked them not to eat.

The Second story is that of Sir Isaac Newton and the Apple. Sir Isaac Newton was a deep thinker. If that Ripe Apple would not have fallen on him then it might have taken a few more years to find the Universal Law of Gravitation, or even worse, the law may never have been discovered.

He also said that, “The Earth is many millions of times heavier than any other object near to or upon its surface; so it draws every such object toward it. This is why things fall, as we say, toward the earth”. Without this Law, Scientists would be unable to launch satellites or send man on moon and so many inventions would not have materialized.

The Third is Steve Job’s and Steve Wozniak’s creation of the Apple Corporation. Founded in 1977, Apple changed the world by technology. Apple is well known for Innovations and creativity. They began with a PC and restructured their gadgets to an iPhone. Apple was the first Organization that replaced walkman with iPod, by providing the ease of storing 1000 songs in our pocket.

There are certain stories related to Apple. But these three are ones which remind me when I think about Apple and the genesis emerges from the humble Apple. In my view, life without Apple would be very different as of now.

What if a day has only 12 hours?

Last night I had a dream, what if a day has only 12 hours. We make our day productive when we have 24 hours what if we only have 12 hours. How do we manage our time for education, job, sleep, friends, Facebook, emails, parties, movies and vacations? Just imagine the size of clock a bit small. Instead of 12 numbers in a watch we only have 6 numbers and half day is of 3 hours.

Isn’t it interesting to imagine, just like a fantasy. Earth revolution is faster. So just for the sake of discussion, what will happen if a day has only 12 hours?

We will have less school hours, say just 1-2 hours and six subjects.

How many days will it take for a test match to end?

How many days will it take for a person to travel from Kashmir to Kanyakumari or from India to USA?

An aspect which is particularly interesting is office timings. We will have to work only for 4-5 hours. It is very less time to prove ourselves in an organization.

We would have worked only for 7-8 hours in a day. If in reality we have this situation then one can easily accept and answer the famous problem “How to Manage Our Time?”

Even after there are 24 hours in a day, people say “I don’t have time”. After carefully evaluating, the problem is not because of lesser hours. The problem is time management and the solution is also time management. If we are able to manage our time well then we can do all we need to do in a day’s time whether there are 12 hours in day or 24 hours or 36 hours.

If our time is really hectic and not enough to cover all our activities, the key is to spend time wisely and spend it well. Truly God puts equilibrium in everything he created. As for me, I now see the 24 hours of my day must be spent so that the thought or dream of 12 hours in a day will not enter my mind again.