Things happen when there is imbalance and imperfection. It is the way nature operates; through imperfection, imbalance and chaos. Balance, perfection and order are popular only because of their mass appeal and better publicity.
Chemical reactions occur when there is an imbalance of energy. Heat flows when there is a difference in temperature. Electric current requires a difference in electric potential. Imbalance makes things happen. And when do these things stop? A chemical reaction stops at equilibrium. A heat flow stops when temperatures are equal. You get the idea... Balance is static. Nothing happens after that. You may say that balance was the reason things happened in the first place. True, but even then, balance is more of a motive perhaps, a final state. It is imbalance that drives every process in this universe. And balance or equilibrium we all know is just a state of maximum chaos. Ironic, isn't it?
Everywhere you look, you will see imperfection and imbalance at work. Had our brains been in state of perfect equilibrium, we would have had no thoughts, for they are just electrochemical activities that crackle in there. The reason people have beautiful faces is because they are imperfect. If everyone had a perfect face, everyone would be identical. There would be no sense of beauty. And this goes for pretty much everything. Beauty arises from imperfection. It is the reason we see one thing different from another. What did perfection do? Nothing. Apart from taking the credit of course.
Imperfections give us our identities. Everything we are, can be attributed to imperfections and imbalances. Sometimes a sequence here or there in the genetic code. Sometimes emotions. A lot of things actually, if you think about it. The amazing thing is, these imperfections in totality make what we call perfection. It just sounds better that way.... :)
PS: It did end up quite imperfect. Not something I wanted. Ran out of coherence while writing. I didn't want to lose these thoughts though, so pressed "Publish Post" and ended up with this.
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