The Push and Pull of Paradox

Paradox is everywhere
We just have to see it
But first we must look
And want to see
But we don’t.
We crave understanding
And simplicity.
Paradox makes us uncomfortable.
We want order
And harmony.
And paradox challenges that.
We push paradox
Out of sight.
But if we’re driven to learn,
Paradox has powerful pull.
Paradox can propel us
To new levels.
It invites us to explore
And challenges our beliefs.
How can two opposites be true?
But we must be willing
To evolve.
Even better, we must be excited
To evolve
And gain deeper insight.
But that requires humility
And curiosity
And a willingness to venture out
Beyond our comfort zone.
Open yourself to paradox
And you will
See it everywhere
And it will become irresistible.

Comments

[AnnaSmithCLT]

Beautiful

[jefallbright]

Thanks John for such a thoughtful, deeply contextual, and proactively positive message.

All paradox is a matter of insufficient context--in the bigger picture, all the pieces must fit.

We will do well to embrace and engage with paradox--pushing us to improve our models and our methods for increasing coherence over increasing context.