Our inherent pursuit of symmetry
August 1, 2021

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Look around the nature and you are bound to find balance. The structures of the food chains, the crests and the valleys, the light and the dark. Illusionary at best yet illuminating when experienced in seclusion. In fact, the structure of the body is probably the greatest example of this. Perhaps we are inherently drawn to seeking symmetry, which is why the greatest masterpieces of not only art but work that demands undeniable explainable logic, exhibits symmetry in all its glory. It is not merely the opening of the loop but the closing of it with equal finesse that has been the guding principle to determining the greatest of magicians over time, those who can not only make things disappear but make them reappear with a touch of the effort. In the end, for things in nature are what they are.

As a creator, one draws inspiration from such pieces and exhibits them through our work to the best of their ability – cognitive and perceptual combined with an element of chance, timing and mood. The unspoken pursuit to find symmetry takes years and once achieved reflects a natural tendency of the crowds to gravitate towards them. The best exponents of such laws appear to do things with seeming ease – a team that is synchronously swimming, the work of your best musical artist, an invigorating piece of art, a tech product that is highly optimized, a martial artist who flows like water.

To be in a state to be able to experience symmetrical mastery takes years of practice, patience, devotion and careful, open-minded calibration of the external and internal environments.

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