Yin & Yang

In Ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang, (“dark-bright”, “negative-positive”) is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another…

Now, I am not here to teach about a whole tradition. I’m here to explain an aspect beyond dualism. Yin is the receptive principle (the receiver of seed/female) and Yang is the active principle (the giver of seed/male). It’s like this law is universal that cuts across; from animals to men.

It hit me as well that these two forces, when depicted in picture, fit PERFECTLY into each other and are able to revolve within the circular perimeter. If a square was used, it’d symbolize that there was no movement/cycle, which as though means to say; life is stagnant; which is not; for we’ve all witnessed night being succeeded by day, and spring being succeeded by summer.

The concept of fitting perfectly goes deeper than just any male or female thing coming together. People who have ignored this principle are those you find pairing up to animals yet animals are far beneath them; for they bear no spirits! Some of you must be grimacing, wondering where I am going with this; Well, let me use a concept you are familiar with.

All man-flesh came from Adam (Yang) and all women; Eve (Yin), but how did Eve come to be; she was a rib; a rib extracted from Adam. Symbolically, if you are a lady, ask yourself ‘do I fit in his rib cage’? For a man, be honest and ask, ’is she one of my ribs’? The trick here is, if we place that rib back, will the bone-ends fit perfectly in the cage’s scars?

Many force the bone to fit, with super glue, and with time, it wears off, and we are back to where we started. Have you seen pieces of a puzzle? Each piece has a unique edge that could interlock with another piece which has a hole that could allow the other to fit! Only after Adam had seen Eve fit … is when he called her bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh.

‘Unequally yoked’ doesn’t only pertain to ‘not marrying a Christian’. It goes way beyond the scales of flesh or belief to the law of matching purposes. Allow me demonstrate; only oxen and cattle are animals widely used for ploughing compared to sheep or goats or dogs.

If you are a cow and are yoked to a sheep; you are going to sssssssstruggle. You are going to toil, both with the burden of pulling the sheep and also ploughing the garden for your maker; Drop the idea of trying to elevate another animal to your cadre.

I’ve never seen a stallion go for a doe. One was made for war and transportation. The other merely sustains the ecosystem as it feeds to be fed on by wolves. And then you wonder why you are always on different pages after marriage, though you expected you’d harmonize after the first few moons you had met in a meadow, as you, the horse passed by.

I’d use another example of trying to use a Tecno battery in an iPhone; (Imagine this iPhone’s battery is able to be retrieved) Even if it fit, somehow, remember that it wasn’t custom made for the iPhone and it will only be a matter of time before the owner either needs to be always carrying a power bank 24/7, or ditch the battery altogether.

The point is; is that person able to bear the mandate on your life? Is she able to dream at the level of your capacity such that she won’t always talk you down every time you dare? Is he conversant with your purpose and is it something he is willing to continue loving you through?

Can you sense that he’ll be patient with you & love you nomatter? Is she custom made to fit your battery system and can she understand the burden that gets you up very early, long before the sun awakes?
If ‘no’ or ‘unsure’ is your answer, if you are still chasing him/her by the factor of outward countenance, and not purpose; then you are unmatching puzzle pieces. The Yin and Yang aspect is still absent. It’s even worse if you haven’t yet even discovered your own purpose…