People are always looking hard to find the answers to things that are quite simple. Take life for example. How many times have you heard someone ask, ?What?s the secret to life?? You sit there scratching your head saying to yourself that if you knew the answer, you wouldn?t be where you were today. However, you and I do know the answer to this question; we just might not have been exposed to its effects enough, and for this very reason, are not able to experience the power of its knowledge. The secret, you see, all lies in a word.
As the famous songster Dionne Warwick crooned, ?What?s it all about, Alfie?? you wonder what it is really all about. As a mathematician, I?ve learned that the higher up you go to find answers to things lower down on the ladder of complexity, you find that the solutions depend on the basic building blocks. Of course, this does not necessarily simplify the complicated solution as the building blocks to the answer are often woven together in such intricate patterns that it takes a genius to be able to separate the forest from the trees, so to speak. However, you cannot get to the solution without treading over each of these basic stepping stones. And such is the case with life.
Life on the surface is very complicated. Even kids know this intuitively. They see their parents scrambling to get things done, balancing work and play, and trying to do all they can to provide a good life for their families. If you were to construct a mathematical equation to describe all the interacting forces in one individual?s life, you would probably need such a complicated equation
that Einstein?s tensor equations used in relativity theory would look easy. Now imagine an equation involving a family, a neighborhood, a community, a town?you get the idea.
Yet in all of their intricate complexities, equations have certain ?white knights? that occasionally come to the rescue and help lead to a solution. These ?helpers? could be constants (numbers like 0, 1 and -1) or variables which simplify the complex equation and, based on the conditions of the problem, allow one to come up with the solution. Well, life too, has a ?white knight? which comes and helps solve the problem, ?What?s it all about??
This helper, in a word, is love. Love simplifies everything. Love breaks down every barrier, no matter how big. Love annihilates conflicting forces wherever they be found; love shatters all negative force fields and causes peace to emanate; love erases hate. Yes. The secret to life is love. If you keep this in mind, your joy will be full.
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Joe is a prolific writer of self-help and educational material and an award-winning former teacher of both college and high school mathematics. Under the penname, JC Page, Joe authored Arithmetic Magic, the little classic on the ABC?s of arithmetic. Joe is also author of the charming self-help ebook, Making a Good Impression Every Time: The Secret to Instant Popularity; the original collection of poetry, Poems for the Mathematically Insecure, and the short but highly effective fraction troubleshooter Fractions for the Faint of Heart. The diverse genre of his writings (novel, short story, essay, script, and poetry)?particularly in regard to its educational flavor? continues to captivate readers and to earn him recognition. Joe propagates his teaching philosophy through his articles and books and is dedicated to helping educate children living in impoverished countries. Toward this end, he donates a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every ebook. For more information go to http://www.mathbyjoe.com | |
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