Ideas and Concepts of Philosophy Worth Living For

Last week during class we spoke on a wide range of topics but the three that caught my attention were the concept of Yin Yang, Nirvana and Negative Space.  

Negative space is defined as space between objects or parts of an object for example the picture at first it looks like an image of two women or maybe one woman and her reflection but if you pull your gaze back it’s possibly the image of a glass or bowl with a neck and a base.  Prior to this class I never could grasp the concept of negative space or foreground or background it seems like I’m learning more about art then I originally thought
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Nirvana is a state of stability, harmony and joy while the word isn’t new to me since I was sort of  grunge head and loved the group, but I think the idea or concept of Nirvana is just such an abstract thought or idea that most would have difficulty grasping it but what would life be like if we lived in a time where everything in your life occurred without any conflict or difficulty where every decision you made was the right one every endeavor attempted was successful, that I think would be most folks idea of Nirvana.

Finally we have the Chinese philosophy of the Yin and Yang I have always thought that this symbol was akin to the symbols used in the astrological sign Libra, but it turns out there is a lot more to it than that.  While this is sort of true its more to do with a philosophy or way of thinking, the light side being feminine and dark while the other side is positive, bright and masculine.  Much like Nirvana I imagine this ideas main purpose to attempt to achieve harmony and balance something I think we all should strive for.