Why do some clarinets crack but not others

Before Mr Jimmy Lee taught us Physics in JC, I never thought of Physics as an interesting subject. Mr Stanley Lim's impressively pretty powerpoint slides were just that. Pretty. Why on earth did Newton have 3 laws of motion, when we had enough of Hooke's law, Fleming's Left Hand Rule etc, I could never understand. Not till I grew older (and no longer took Physics) did I realise the simple brillance in Newton's 3 laws.

Newton's 1st law: An object continues in its state of rest or uniform line of motion until acted on by an external force. Yet to see the parallel to our daily lives? Just think, when was the last time you did something different from your daily routine? And why did you do that? Chances up, something unexpected cropped up, throwing your routine into a somewhat disarray.

2nd law: Force is proportional to acceleration. Ok, this is quite a stretch, but still... if you charge forward, chances are, there's a greater likelihood of success as compared to one who's content with his/her lot

Still, my favourite and the main point of my (weird) reference to Newton is his 3rd law, which todate remains the hardest to grasp, well, at least Physics wise.. When a force acts on an object, there will always be an equal and opposite reactant force acting upon it.

Not everything in life can be measured accurately. However much effort you put into something cannot be measured and translated into an absolute equivalent. Still, that doesn't mean that Newton's 3rd law would fail miserably. Just like how you wonder why some clarinets don't crack whilst others do. A clarinet that is not oiled will crack.

I hope you get my point despite my windy analogy. Granted, one may not always get back everything that one puts in. But you need to put in something before you get anything back. If your friends do irrational things for you (seriously, I didn't think all sounded irrational) that's definitely cause they've received something else that you've never really noticed you've given. Just like how I was (annoyingly) concerned about "insecticide" despite facts pointing to my silliness. That was just a resultant force accumulating from the numerous care and concern showered upon me earlier.

So to whom this entry is dedicated to, cut yourself some slack. So what if things go another way, so what if a friend was not meant to be? It doesn't necessary mean that you haven't done enough to receive the love from your other friends. Just like how your clarinets do not crack as easily, cause you did put your heart to oil-ing them. =)

PS: Mr Issac Newton, I'm really sorry if I've offended you with my alternative interpretation of your laws..