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The philosophy of the yin-yang, the Chinese philosophy that represents the complementary interconnectedness of the universe. Just something simple I like to look at as opposing sides that attract. I came across this philosophy through the animated series, The Avatar: The Last Airbender, when I first watched it a couple of years back for the first time.
You know the ending of the first season at the Northern water tribe, and two fish were used to represent the spirits. It also represents the yin-yang philosophy since one fish was white, representing light, and the other fish was dark, representing darkness. The co-existence of both fish symbolizes the interconnectedness between light and dark.
All that is not all that I grab from this yin-yang talk and symbols. Through deep thinking and having some moments of solitude with my soul today. I pondered upon the idea that what if yin-yang is not limited to just those fish in Avatar. What if it cuts across so much more beyond that? A thought got me reflecting on the idea that it could also mean there is a presence of good and bad, all coexisting. It is like saying: two truths can coexist.
A typical example would be two individuals having an argument over a specific number. On one end, the number is six, and on the other end, the number is 9. Now this is a kind of argument that can go on for a long time, but here is the thing: both are actually true. A number can be six and also be nine. Therefore, making it two truths coexisting at once. It only depends on the angle you are looking at it.
I would even go all out on a leap and say that yin-yang is also about being good at one thing and being bad at another. This will explain why I can do one thing, but when it comes to another thing, I become very bad at it. I am no grandmaster, but I can say I have a decent understanding of how to play the game of chess. So we will take this as being good at one thing, and when it comes to singing, I am not all that fancy or Michael Bolton-like.
I genuinely admire those who can sing or those who have a really nice voice, and not just the ladies alone; there are guys who sing so well. But when I sing, it is a whole different story. I have to admit that I do not know where the voice comes from. Now, this is what it means to be bad at another thing.
I can play chess, but I cannot sing, even though I enjoy good music. I guess that is the balance that life comes with. Like we were not given the manual script for navigating our way through the hurdles of the world, that is how it's okay to be good at one and be bad at another.
I even have a theory that what if it is being bad at another is what makes life what it is, because if I were all good at every time I get myself involved in, I would not have much regard for life itself. I would have little to nothing that grabs my interest in this world. Think about it, if you were good at everything. What would you value?
Being bad at another thing could be what makes good moments and memories. It is the bad singing that makes the karaoke singing with friends all fun. I cannot count the number of times my friends and I have spoiled the lyrics to beautiful songs with our atrocious voices while playing chess.
Appreciate your strength and embrace your weakness. That is what makes us human after all.
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