the world of opposites and contradictions......

We live in a world of opposites and contradictions. Sometimes we get frustrated when other people disagree with us, and we think that this world would be a happier place if only we would all see things the same way. But, that is not to be. The world was made the way it is; full of opposites and contradictions. And we are an integral part of the world.

There is land and there is water so then, there is solid and liquid. There is the sky and the realm below it so, there is high and low. Then, there is fire and ice. So, there is hot and cold. Where there are verdant fields there are also barren deserts. Can you think of something without an opposite?

So, now as an integral part of this world, people assume the contradictions in mind and body. Some are tall while some are short. Some are smart while some are stupid. Some are strong and some are weak. Some are beautiful and some are downright ugly (both in body and spirit).

It is contradiction that gives life color. Without it, it would be boring. Contrast gives spark to our existence. Imagine being in a desert where all you'll ever experience is the seemingly unending expanse of sand. What a lifeless world this would be if it were a desert.

Then again, what if the world were all green? Maybe if we were all born to that world we would accept it as normal. But, as humans wouldn't we have the innate longing for the blues and the browns? And yet, what if all we see were blues and browns? Or reds or yellows? Have we ever wondered why we have the colors of the rainbow? Or why we have the rainbow at all? I think it's obvious. It was just meant to be.

How about the people in this world? What if all of us think alike? What if this world is populated by men and women without any notion of dissent? Where there is only one thought. Where we all look alike, act alike, talk alike, walk alike, and even dress alike? A world of uniformity; of sameness. A world of zombies. A world of robots programmed for one single purpose. Is it the world that was meant to be?

For all humans who find themselves on this world, it is only natural to always look for the alternative. We were made that way. One thought has always another side to it. It is our destiny to look for it and find it.

Are we then doomed to a life of contradiction and conflict? No. Humans think. The human mind knows no boundaries. Where there is contradiction the mind seeks the common ground. And, from there new thoughts arise. For while it is true that for every thesis there is an anti-thesis, it is also true that where there exists a conflict between thesis and anti-thesis there is always a synthesis. In this world of contradictions and opposites that process never ends. If it does, there would be chaos.