I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. -- Confucius

Have you ever paid close attention to the lunar phase, the cyclical waning and waxing of the moon? 

New moon commonly has the connotation of a new beginning, as it is often associated with the birth of something new. Full moon on the other hand embodies the aspects and manifestation of endings and completions. 


Like the moon, certain things are ordained and irrevocable as they form part of the natural cycle of life. 


Don't we all love my stick figure illustrations? Saves me from all the incessant babbling...

De-cluttering and re-prioritisation are always required when there is too much of a good thing. Only when the old has been removed to make room, new potentials and opportunities can then emanate and materialise. 


The inevitable outcome of over expansion is contraction. And the eventual result of stagnation and constriction on the contrary, is the process towards culmination.

This one is self-explantory too. When we seem to be stuck at the bottom of the hill, it is obvious that the only direction is to slowly climb back up. Through hard work and determination, we achieve our goals and get back onto the top. From there the process of balancing and re-balancing continues.


Losing something is never pleasant nor easy, and neither is the labor towards accumulation. Buddhism teaches us detachment because nothing in life is permanent, and the way to attaining equilibrium and inner peace is through accepting change is always present in the external world. Taoism emphases on finding path through the realisation of counterbalance and opposite polarities in nature, and not attempting to defy this rule by calmly going withe the ebb and flow.   


If we can gradually learn to acknowledge, accept or even embrace  this uncontrollable factor of life, may valuable lessons be gained from it, hopefully enabling us with choosability in this inevitability.