Yin and Yang. Light and dark. Good, bad, positive, negative. Polar opposites fused to each other by the middle way. In fact imbued each by the other, the seed of one implanted in the other. At least this is so from the perspective of little big man. Who would believe that the father of the atomic bomb would have this to say?:
"A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." - Albert Einstein.
That about says it all, folks, and it came from the mouth of no babe. "A kind of optical delusion" of consciousness misidentified with the body-mind. Oh Albert, you weren't just smart, you were wise!
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