Thursday, August 10, 2006

Hors d'oeuvres

The universe was created a combination of two things: right and left. Everything you can think of, falls relative to these opposites; either it’s on the right side, or the left side (or the middle, I guess).
For example, let’s look at Creation: Day One is right. Day Two is left.
Or we can regress a step to before Creation and examine the elements: G-d would be right, and absence of G-d (our perception of existence) would be left.

And what is the nature of right and left? When it comes down to it, the two elements the universe is made of are Expansion (right) and Contraction (left).

On the first day G-d created light. Light expands one’s vision, expands one’s perception of the world around him; right. On the second day, there was division. As a rule, division always contracts the divided. It sets boundaries for each; left.
G-d represents expansion. In fact, if anyone were to exist singularly, it would be expansion; right. Absence of G-d, and consequently existence, contracts that singularity; left.

Everthing around us either expands or contracts.
Categorize: Day and Night. Male and Female. Inside and Outside. Fire and Water. Square and Circle.
Answer this question: Why do people refer to boats or ships in the feminine?
Or answer this question: How many T's are in this entry?
Or don't.

4 comments:

Brachie said...

Parle-vous francais?

Anonymous said...

male/female, which expands, which contracts? i guess females expand as they give birth?

Xalman said...

Males expand as conquerers, as dreamers, as aspirers. Females contract as social/emotional analysts/examiners (for lack of a better word), as nurturers, as protectors.

A ship is female because it protects (-act of contracting) its contents from the great sea.

Xalman said...

Above comment uses the word "protect" liberally.