| Let us start our search for happiness from the very | | | | the evolution of life on it was also the same: |
| beginning. That is from the beginning of the universe. | | | | • Had our sun been 30% larger it would have |
| The most plausible and widely accepted theory of the | | | | been burnt out in four billion years, too short a time for |
| creation of the universe is the "Big Bang" theory of | | | | intelligent life to evolve. Had it been smaller-95% of |
| creation. According to it, the universe is created from | | | | stars are smaller than the sun-other difficulties would |
| an explosion in the super condensed material and | | | | have followed. Similarly, had the sun not been a |
| consequent expansion of material. However, even if | | | | source of steady energy for billions of years, had the |
| all the conditions for the creation of the universe were | | | | orbit of earth around sun been a bit narrower or wider, |
| right at the beginning, many factors had to be right for | | | | had planet Jupiter been too close or too far to save |
| the consequent formation of the universe. For | | | | earth from the rain of steroids, had moon not been so |
| example: | | | | improbably large to stabilize the tilt of the Earth's axis |
| • Our universe is expanding like a polka dotted | | | | to around 23 degrees, had the solar system's position |
| balloon which is being blown out. Each dot | | | | in the galaxy been too near the edge or too close to |
| (representing a star or a galaxy) on it is distancing itself | | | | the middle, advanced form of life would have been |
| from each other. Now, if the rate of expansion of | | | | impossible. |
| the newly created universe had differed even very | | | | • Carbon based molecules can only survive |
| minutely from what it were actually, there would have | | | | between the limits of 120° and -20° C and earth is |
| been no universe. A little slower and the cosmos | | | | the only [planet whose average temperatures fall |
| would have collapsed back, a little faster and the | | | | within those limits. When one considers the universe |
| cosmic material would have long ago completely | | | | as a whole, coming across a range of temperatures |
| dispersed. | | | | as narrow as this is quite a difficult task because |
| • If the density of the universe were a little | | | | temperatures in the universe vary from the millions of |
| more, the universe would not be expanding but, due to | | | | degrees of the hottest stars to absolute zero (-273° |
| the force of attraction of atomic particles, contracting, | | | | C). |
| ultimately collapsing. If the initial density were a little bit | | | | • Nearly all of the radiation emitted by the sun |
| less, then the universe would be expanding far rapidly | | | | falls into a single band that is 10-25 of the whole |
| than now and no stars and no galaxies would ever | | | | spectrum. Radiations which are necessary and |
| have formed. | | | | conducive for life fall in this narrow band. This is also |
| • Both the mass and the volume of a proton | | | | the only radiation under which photosynthesis works |
| are incomparably larger than those of an electron; but | | | | and our eye is able to see. |
| strangely enough, these two particles have equal | | | | • Water also has extraordinary properties |
| (though opposite) electrical charges. Because of this | | | | conducive for life-below 4° C it expands (so that |
| fact atoms are electrically neutral. If the atom was | | | | even if ponds etc. are frozen at surface underneath |
| not neutral electrically, each atom would repel the other | | | | water is not), highest latent heat, high thermal capacity, |
| and the entire universe would explode. | | | | high thermal conductivity while that of ice and snow is |
| • The four fundamental forces in the nature, in | | | | low, high surface tension, and viscosity, etc. |
| decreasing order of intensity, are-Strong nuclear force, | | | | The first step to happiness is to realize this happy but |
| Weak nuclear force, Electromagnetic force, and | | | | impossible odd of creation and life. We are |
| Gravitational force. The difference between the | | | | extremely lucky to have a universe even more so to |
| strongest and the weakest is about 25 followed by 38 | | | | have a universe full of life. Since life is so improbable |
| zeroes. Still within that great range the individual and | | | | earth may be the only planet on which there is life. In |
| the comparative magnitudes of the forces are | | | | living beings to be born as human being is the happiest |
| delicately balanced otherwise the universe would not | | | | thing which could ever happen to anybody! |
| have existed. | | | | BE HAPPY! |
| If the creation of the sustained universe was a miracle, | | | | |