This is a completely random theory formulated by yours truly after years of experience and pondering. It is based on various experiments indirectly carried out upon me myself and various other ‘test subjects’. As it has not been officially recognized, it is up to you whether to believe or not the various writings contained within this post.
But before that, a little background information. Back in 2005, I noticed a strange turn of events that closely resembled each other – in other words, they generally followed a certain “loop” or “cycle”; ever-repeating. I formulated the base of the “Theory of Equilibrium” (will be mentioned in detail below) back then, and only recently have I added in the “Theory of limits” to make the entire theory sound more plausible.
Let us start off with the theory of Equilibrium. This theory states that “In order for one to obtain something, one must first give up something of equal value”. This actually happens every single day, with each passing moment. As we gain age and maturity (and presumably wisdom), we give up something of equal value, and that is time (health). In order for one to obtain good results, one must sacrifice time and energy. Put simply, there is no “free lunch” in this world.
The theory of equilibrium may be further applied to the following situations, though it is not fixed or certain what each individual has to give up in order to achieve them:
- In order to bear a child, a mother must go through 9 months of labour (most of the time associated with pain and some suffering). Some even give up their lives altogether.
- In order to approach and befriend people, most would have to give up their pride (approaching someone is an act of humbling oneself) and at times, their personality.
- In order to become efficient in something, one must pour forth lots of time and energy.
- In order for one to gain heightened senses, one must first lose one of their original five. For example, one might gain heightened hearing after going blind etc.
- In order to gain acceptance, one might have to discard one’s pride and/or personality.
These are but a few of the various examples found throughout our daily lives… When you stop and think about what you’re doing, you’ll actually realize that something is being traded away at that moment. It could be something abstract like time or personality, but it may also be concrete (for example, money). It’s not so ridiculous once you start thinking about it >:3
Next we move on to the theory of limits. The theory of limits states that “In a person’s life, there will always be a predetermined maximum amount of every quality”. The most obvious of all is time. There is a predetermined amount of time everyone has. After that quality reaches a maximum, no more of it can be obtained, unless a significant trade is made to obtain the said quality in reverse. Tying in to Einstein’s Law of Space-Time Continuum (Time can only move forwards, not backwards), it is impossible to inversely obtain time via a significant trade (through the Theory of Equilibrium or otherwise), and hence it is only possible for one to ‘lose’ time and not ‘gain’ time. That is why it is impossible for one to ‘cheat the dead’ once his or her time is up.
Of course, this law also applies to many other things, most which occur in real life. Once the maximum is reached for “food”, for example, you will often find it impossible to consume more food (if you are still able to, then you obviously haven’t reached your limit), until the food is inversely used up in another significant trade. Said food in the previous example is converted into energy, reversely trading food for energy.
“Karma”, which many people believe in, also ties in to this theory. As you commit sins, they are converted (via the Theory of Equilibrium) into Suffering of Others. The larger your sins, the larger the Suffering of Others (again, the Theory of Equilibrium). When “Suffering of Others” reaches the maximum in your life, it will be reversely converted into something of similar value, which is presumably “Suffering of Self”. While it is not clear what the trade ratio is, or when the trade will occur, according to the theory of limits, it will eventually occur anyway. “Suffering of Self” may be equally converted into many things – bad luck, illness, death of beloved people, or even loss of time (which leads to death).
There are countless possibilities regarding the theory of limits, but for now, I’ll leave it as it is. You’re free to ponder upon what I’ve just said, and again, the decision to believe it or not is totally up to you.
Oh and one final thing before I end this post. What actually got me to write this in the first place? I’ll admit that the cause of me formulating both theories was because of one thing – friends. I believe that they too follow the theories of limits and equilibrium.
By friends I mean people really close to you, people you frequently chat and hang out with, not people who you just say “Hi!” and “Bye!” (read: people that ‘you know but aren’t too close with’). I’m talking about really close friends here, who you can trust with your greatest secrets, your secret crush, your deepest fears, your most traumatic/haunting memories etc.
I believe that one has a predetermind amount of “friends” (again, firends as in the type of friends I stated above) in one’s lifespan. When the maximum has been reached, sometimes, one will have to let go of old ones in order to make way for new ones… Just like the theory of equilibrium, in order to forge a close friendship, sometimes a past one must be broken, be it voluntarily or involuntarily.
That’s all from me for now. I’m off to ponder upon more once I pen off. Jya.
