What is stretching? The pull of an opposite force. And vice versa.
We reach one extreme, 90%, and crave more. With every extra push (+1%), the resistance grows exponentially. As if the whole Cosmos turns against us.
Oh, paradox! By chasing the “plus,” we feed the “minus.” We bring closer what we wanted least.
Here’s the secret: epic wins turn to ruin, and the victor crafts his own downfall. He who picks one extreme will fall. Why? Because ideologically, psychologically, and even metaphysically, he cannot stop. His “A” must destroy “not-A.”
He forgets: “A” and “not-A” are inseparably linked. In a dichotomy, if one disappears, the other loses all meaning.
Yes, extremes are sometimes inevitable and even useful. But steady growth always happens in-between.
Through this lens, it’s striking to watch the dance of opposites:
democrats and conservatives,
collective and individual,
religion and science,
control and freedom,
safety and creativity,
intuition and logic,
man and machine,
women and men,
past and future,
matter and spirit.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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