Yin And Yang

According to the Chinese, there are 2 forces in the universe that needs to be well balanced in order to achieve a peace of mind:
a) Yin : Feminine Force (darker) b) Yang : Masculine Force (brighter)

Where the French says that everything has a gender, the Chinese believes that everything can be either Yin or Yang

a) Opposites
Everything has it's opposites. No one thing is completely Yin or completely Yang. Each contains the seeds of it's opposites. Example: winter (Yin)turns to summer (Yang), when noon (Yang) turns to sunset (Yin)

b) Interdependent
Yin and Yang cannot exist without the other. Example, day cannot exist without night.

c) Co-existent
Yin and Yang must be held in balance. If one increases, the other decreases. If there is an increase of Yin, there is also a decrease in Yang.

Regardless of what our gender is, each of us have both Yin and Yang in us. Masculine energy is located at the left logical brain, while the feminine energy is located to the right creative brain. When we keep everything in balance, everything works well. But when we forget and use only one side, things go hay wired.

Imagine finding a partner in life that keeps you well balanced: He, fulfilling what is lacking in you at the same time you sharing what you know and do best to make life more colorful for each other. Someone to catch you when you fall, and someone you can make him laugh when he's feeling blue. Well balanced.. a soul mate that you only meet once in a lifetime.

But life is not about sleeping on a bed of roses. It's about making a journey back to the Creator while passing through many tests..to see how worthy you are and if you have learn any lessons.

The problem arises when one of them forces the other down. It's hard when religion is used as a tool to justify to a woman why she should still be subservient to a husband even though he had caused and is still causing pain to her.

Food for thought: Yin and Yang..