MONDAY MUSE (8 March 2010)
YIN-YANG
In the 1980s, when television was new to Goa, the start of the telecast would
bring into view the rotating form of ‘yin-yang’ that evolved into the logo of
Doordarshan. However, we were not aware of the deep meaning of one of the
oldest and best-known life symbols which though opposite, are bound together as
parts of a mutual whole.
As two aspects of a single reality, Yin and Yang are forces that always seek
balance. Each contains the seed of the other (seen as a black spot of Yin in
the white Yang and vice versa). This Monday muse, on occasion of the
International Women’s day, seeks to connect to the manifestations of Yin and
Yang as female and male. Though seemingly contrary forces, they are
interconnected and interdependent.
It is pertinent to note that in Yin and Yang, every advance is matched by a
retreat, and every rise transforms into a fall. They are not meant to replace
each other but actually become each other through a constant flow of
interaction and transformation. Yin and yang constantly interact and hold
significant lessons for both, men and women.
It is not only women, but men, too, who need empowerment in a male-chauvinistic
world. Both have to accept their own individualities as well as the
commonalities. To be better, we must respect the dignity of all sorts of roles
that we look down upon due to regressive conditioning in society. We must
discover that we are like yin-yang, holding the seed of complementary harmony
that needs to connect to deep roots of understanding each other while
stretching out to the unlimited skies!
Together, women and women create a beautiful way…
Yin and Yang show the way to BE BETTER, each day!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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