Contrast

Well. was looking through my tagboard. and yeah. was once again inspired to think bout life, the universe and everything. And decided to post something though my thoughts are still in its formative stages.

Well. Apparently, everything is a result of contrast. And we are who we are because of that. How fast a man run is only contrasted to how slow another is. How bright a colour is is only compared to how dark the other is. Light is light because of darkness, and the sky is the sky because its not the earth. I am me, compared to you. And you are you, with respect to them. Its not similarities that make us concious beings, its differences. The entire spectrum of colour is seen not by how similar the colours are, but by the minute differences between wavelength to wavelength, colour to colour. People see of 'contrasts' as 'conflicts' of warfare and discrimination. But contrasts also means progress and change, acceptance and to a certain extent, love. What is progress, but a man accomplishing his wish to be different. What is change, but to learn better, new, different ways from the past. What is acceptance, if we are all from a single mould. And what is love, but the union of two of difference. Its the beauty of difference that made this world what it is, and yes, it may not be the best it could be, but could any, dispute the majesty of a waterfall, formed by a difference in height. Or rainbows, contrasting the colours of a spectrum. Or mountains, rising heights above the ground, or canyons, running deep. And similarity is not to be preferred, for is it not conformity that is wanted in communism, or dystopias like those in 1984 or Brave New World. And for the issue of Life and Death, Sure you could have both of them white, and both of them the same, but then, who will understand the Differences between the two. Is it not the realisation of this difference that enpowers christians to look for heaven, and buddhists to look for enlightenment. For eternal Life just isn't the same as eternal Death, at least to me.

There's more to that as it is. but i couldn't really think of more right now. all appearing as a ball of confusion in my head. so shall write it down when i am able to sort it out..

till then