Now, it has changed. People are aware of the contribution of ISRO - from GPS satellite to Mangalayan to Chandrayan.
Then I used to think why the phenomenal success of ISRO just only remains as the page 5 or page 6 item of a newspaper... may be the reason lies elsewhere...
Everyone likes to see the world through his own colored glasses. These glasses are colored by the successes, joys, and failures of one's own life. Let me try to elaborate it a bit with a practical example...
One day we were gifted a bed cover by one of our relatives... Once my wife opened the packet, she was happy and said it was very nice in looks... I commented that it must be very costly... and the maid who was present at that time commented that the color won't fade away after a few washing...
so it was the same object... however our first reaction to that object was totally different... because we tried to look at that from our own colored glasses...
So for a farmer, the arrival of monsoon is important... for a daily worker, the means to commute to his workplace is important... for a daily passenger of the Mumbai train, the train schedule is important... for a daily roadside hawker, the way he handles the cops is important... for a daily office goer, the less congested road is important...and as most of the Indian population is constituted by these people, they hardly bother about any achievements attained by ISRO.
People fail to see themselves against the background of ISRO's success... when our country was reeling under the license-permit raj and the associated corruption, the ordinary people were able to relate themselves with the angry young man image of Big B. when India wins a cricket match, the common citizens of Bharat viewed it as the victory of their own over the rest of the world...
Any scientific innovation, it gets due importance only if it is able to create a big societal impact... That's the reason probably, Windows became popular. And that's the only reason, probably Google has become a blue-eyed company in this internet age...
So for ISRO to make news on the front page of the newspaper, we must try to change our priorities...
Otherwise, every big achievement of ISRO will be greeted with "To kya hua" by the common people...
Now... let's extrapolate this philosophy of colored glasses.
We never experience reality raw; we experience it filtered through our mindset, beliefs, emotional state, and expectations. If the glass is tinted with fear, anger, or cynicism, even neutral events look hostile. When it’s tinted with curiosity, gratitude, or calm, the same world suddenly feels supportive.
What’s interesting is that this isn’t just spiritual language — psychology backs it up:
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Confirmation bias makes us notice evidence that matches our inner state.
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Self-fulfilling prophecies turn expectations into outcomes.
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Emotional contagion means our vibe genuinely affects how others respond to us.
So when people say “the Universe reflects it back,” it’s not some mystical scoreboard keeping track — it’s feedback loops. Your internal state shapes your actions, your tone, your decisions… and the world responds accordingly.
That doesn’t mean bad things only happen because of “bad vibes” (that idea can get unfair and toxic fast). Chaos, injustice, and randomness are real. But within that randomness, our stance toward life absolutely changes the quality of what we experience.
In short:
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Change the lens → change the experience
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Change the energy you put out → change the patterns you attract
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Same Universe, different reflection
It’s less about controlling the world, more about choosing how you meet it. And that choice quietly changes everything.
So, for the above image - how do you interpret it?
Maybe, I will view it as an Electronics engineer saying
"Guys...
you heat up the #twitter space.
Never mind...
My heat sink is perfect now"
Maybe my wife would say like (as we had a verbal chit-chat yesterday)
hey Som, it does not matter what you do with your brain and brawn, if the kitchen sink is OFF, you guys are all gone from the scene...
Everyone sees the #UNIVERSE with his own colored glasses.
This is the universal #TRUTH
So... we must knpp in our minds about the vibe that we are emanating because ultimately it will control our reality. This is exactly the lyrics of this beautiful song by none other than Rabindranath Thakur.
আনন্দধারা বহিছে ভুবনে,
দিনরজনী কত অমৃতরস
উথলি যায়, অনন্ত গগনে,
পান করে রবি শশী, অঞ্জলি ভরিয়া
সদা দীপ্ত রহে অক্ষয় জ্যোতি,
নিত্য পূর্ণ ধরা, জীবনে কিরণে,
আনন্দধারা বহিছে ভুবনে
আনন্দধারা বহিছে ভুবনে।
বসিয়া আছ কেন আপন-মনে,
স্বার্থনিমগন কী কারণে?
চারিদিকে দেখো চাহি, হৃদয় প্রসারি
ক্ষুদ্র দুঃখ সব, তুচ্ছ মানি,
প্রেম ভরিয়া লহো শূন্য জীবনে।
আনন্দধারা বহিছে ভুবনে
আনন্দধারা বহিছে ভুবনে,
দিনরজনী কত অমৃতরস
উথলি যায়, অনন্ত গগনে,
আনন্দধারা বহিছে ভুবনে
আনন্দধারা বহিছে ভুবনে।
English Translation
Flowing the stream of bliss across the world,
Divine potion spills day and night throughout the endless sky.
Drinks sun, moon reverently open-handed,
It assures ever-glowing of the endless halo,
The earth, saturated with life and radiance.
Why stay aloof, down with your spirit,
What makes you submerged in thoughts of meagre interests?
Open up your soul, look around,
Ignore miseries trivial,
Pack your empty life with love.
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