Monday, February 19, 2007

A Symmetrical world?


I wouldn't say that our world is always symmetrical, but is rather constantly re-creating itself to be more and more balanced... harmonious. We see in the drawing of Yin and Yang that the two sides are both equal and different, either way they hold a bit of each other's difference as their own and create a balance in this way.
Many things in nature that are asymmetrical have a purpose behind their asymmetry such as disguise in nature, an ability to catch prey, or to make room for something else (like humans' left lungs being smaller to make room for their heart). Even assymetrial style (paintings, haircuts, architecture) can often be as pleasing or more so to the eye, because it often discreetly balances it out with some other object or flare, bringing elements more into the picture. I like this. Symmetrical balance is nice and certainly does occur naturally in our world, but i'd say we encounter assymmetry most often: a little bit of this sided with a dash of that in just the right spot and it all works out. I think asymmetry accounts for a lot of give and take and therefore structural balance and complimentary existences.

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