Nature of Energy by Bobbo the Thinker Nature of Duality by Bobbo the Thinker
Momentum of The Pendulum by Bobbo the Thinker
Object of ChaosNature of Energy by Bobbo the Thinker
From the collected writings of Bobbo the Thinker
I've been thinking --
About the nature of energy.
I believe that all things are essentially energy. Even objects that appear lifeless to the naked eye contain some form of potential energy.
Also, there are forms of energy that draw from other forms of energy.
Fire, for example, must have fuel to burn.
The energy in the fuel feeds the energy in the fire.
This is one of the laws put into motion by Saroth himself.
He cannot contradict his own laws, for that would go against his very nature.
Therefore, if a sort of negative energy, or an object that consumes energy, is to be found, one should first look for the source of energy on which that negative energy feeds.
Such is as it is with Creation.
Such is as it is with Life.
Nature of Duality by Bobbo the Thinker
I've been thinking --
About the nature of duality.
Is it not odd that something so essential to the existence of the natural world should cause such conflict and inharmony within that existence? Darkness competes for space with light.
Forces of good and evil constantly battle for supremacy.
People vacillate between their loves and hates, attractions and aversions, desires and repulsions... ...and yet, none of these things would exist without its opposite.
Consider the existence of Sariloth and Thorolis.
Long have they battled, each trying to institute his own nature as the standard for all.
Sariloth is lord over Rigid Order, while Thorolis promotes Chaos at every turn.
Sariloth would have everything in its proper order.
Absolute cause and effect ratio. Controlled. Reliable. Measurable. Same as the last time. Everything's fine. No problem.
n Thorolis would have us thrown at the mercy of Chance. Unsure. Unknown. Maybe. Maybe not. That didn't happen last time. How on earth? Wasn't that supposed to...? I had no idea! That's news to me.
Each believes his way to be the best way.
Each thinks that his solution is right.
And so, they battle as they have for time immemorial.
Do they not know that without Chaos there is no Order? Without uncertainty there can be no clarity to reach? Lean two objects against each other and they will support themselves even though they push against each other.
Without the other, each would come crashing to the ground.
Therefore, why be disappointed when things do not come out as we planned? Pleasure and pain, joy and sadness, hero and villain, sickness and health, life and death...all of these are but different aspects of the one Unity that permeates all existence.
Rise above the Duality of creation, and be an observer of this play of light and shadow.
Just behind it lies the Omnipresent Oneness that watches us, smiling upon our folly, and waiting patiently for our Awakening.
Momentum of The Pendulum by Bobbo the Thinker
I've been thinking --
If, indeed, life is like a pendulum (as I have hypothesized in my previous writings), and we are constantly swaying back and forth, only static at the extreme ends of the arc (be that happy or sad, hopeful or hopeless, whatever), it would stand to reason that the best way to increase the momentum of the pendulum's swing is to extend the arc, just as in physical science.
Therefore, I am going to plunge myself into the depths of despair, with the intention that at the opposite end of this cycle lies incomparable happiness.
I will find nirvana through misery.
I would urge all who read this to do the same.
If you truly want to know misery, seek the Rock of Despair. Then you will truly know the depths to which you must sink.
In fact, I predict that when the Rock of Despair's pendulum starts back on the upswing, and things turn around for it ...
... you're going to be seeing one happy Rock.
Trust me on this one!
Signed,
Bobbo the Thinker
Object of Chaos
Where Order is rigid and unshakable, its memory flawless for eons, Chaos is the opposite.
Chaos often drops things, easily forgetting them as his mind skips on to other things randomly (he's quite easily distracted).
Some call these dropped baubles lucky charms or karma, others say they are bad omens and cursed accidents -- whatever they are, they are at play in the world of mortals.
As foolish as it would seem to try to relax Order, there is little that can be done to reform Chaos.
Man must work within the lines set down by Order and Chaos.
Where one pulls, the other pushes.
Where one is plentiful, the other is small, but ever-present.
And one must wonder: what if they could be joined? What if these Objects of Chaos could be bound to the Rigidity of Order? What if their battles could be eased by allowing them to support each other? They need not be bitter enemies, after all.
In the lands of men and elves and goblins, there are no victors in war.
Conflict leads to death and pain and suffering.
Only balance, peace and harmony, can there be total enlightenment.
Perhaps the next Era could be such an Age.
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