Maturity is the ability to embrace paradoxes. Why? On the surface, paradoxes look like irreconcilable conflicts.
Polar forces clash like rutting stags, tusks locking, sparks flying, and dirt scattering. A fragile psyche can’t handle it, begging for the chaos to stop.
But here’s the secret: conflict is Life’s way of manifesting itself—a desperate yearning to move forward, held back by something unseen.
Imagine your legs arguing over which one is more important. Words turn to insults, then sabotage—one tries to trip the other, tosses a banana peel, or drops a nail in the path.
The result is obvious: the body collapses, injured and unable to take another step.
Each leg has its own truth because they’re controlled by different CEOs. The left hemisphere of your brain governs the motor and sensory functions of the right side of your body, while the right hemisphere governs the left.
The hemispheres aren’t identical. The left focuses on the known, while the right engages with the new. Just think how radically different their perspectives must be.
And yet, by 10 to 12 months of age, children learn to walk.
Despite their differences, the hemispheres collaborate toward a common goal, enabling the child not just to walk but to dart around like a whirlwind.
Or more accurately—not despite their differences, but because of them. Each side contributes something unique, propelling individuals, groups, and humanity into an exponential future.
Maturity doesn’t fear or avoid conflict. On the contrary, it seeks conflict out, using it as raw material to creatively transform it into paradox. Why? Because true life is always a paradox.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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