A War Within: Yin-Yang

Emotion makes life. If anything sets us apart from the world as much as it makes us one with it, it is Emotion. God has given us, along with many other things, the ability to express. Not that other beings do not possess this quality; no, it is not that what I'm saying. We have been given the power to make our Emotions very clear. An exquisite and brilliant trait that all of us have, yet let go to waste. It pains me how it is never experienced by many. But, I am not going to discuss that aspect because, as many high school text books might put it, "It is beyond the scope of this blog to discuss this topic in detail"!

Emotion gives us life. Obviously it should have the power to take life away from us. It is the simple principle of Yin and Yang. Balance. 

It is an ancient Chinese Philosophy/Theory; Their attempt to explain the universe. Yin and Yang is everywhere. Male-female. Light-shade. Good-evil. Steam-ice. An ever existing pair that can't be without the other. The classics state: "Yin creates Yang and Yang activates Yin". So there can never be an excess of one. If there is, they will self balance automatically. 

I wouldn't blame you if you asked "How is all that related to emotion?!". Simple. Think of those unbelievable situations when you want to laugh and cry at the same time. Think when you are angry and calm at the same time. Think of all those times when you've felt two completely opposite emotions well up inside of you and you don't know which one to let surface. That is Yin Yang. One trying to balance the other out. It is an ever repeating cycle. It is a War Within. 

It just makes life more beautiful. When I sit and think, it all makes sense. It might not make sense when you are just reading this, but if you put everything on hold for a moment, you too will see the beauty of it. And you will be left with a deep satisfaction that only comes from years of searching and realization. 

Our ancestors have left us all their learning so that we make take it forth. Alas! Lost are those teachings. Lost is all that experience. Little remains of the hard gathered knowledge. We are faced with the task of doing it all over again. We are definitely not doing a good job. We are too busy "keeping up" with each other to keep up with ourselves. 

We lock our emotions down and look to best the other's. Others do the same to themselves. No one man lives for himself. Learn to love yourself first. Learn to Unleash your emotions. Learn to use them, control them and build them. Spend a little time everyday nurturing them. Look where they fall short. Tomorrow when and if you are all alone, all you've got is your emotions. A man with no respect for these Life Givers isn't alive at all. He is truly alone. He wont even have himself. 

Next time you have this War Within, know that you are alive. Know that you have something very beautiful in your possession. Treat yourself to a buffet of emotions and go WILD! You have nothing to loose! Cheerio! :)