YIN-YANG

In the 1980s, when television was new to Goa, the start of the telecast would bring into view the rotating form of ‘yin-yang’ that evolved into the logo of Doordarshan. However, we were not aware of the deep meaning of one of the oldest and best-known life symbols which though opposite, are bound together as parts of a mutual whole.

As two aspects of a single reality, Yin and Yang are forces that always seek balance. Each contains the seed of the other (seen as a black spot of Yin in the white Yang and vice versa). This Monday muse, on occasion of the International Women’s day, seeks to connect to the manifestations of Yin and Yang as female and male. Though seemingly contrary forces, they are interconnected and interdependent.

It is pertinent to note that in Yin and Yang, every advance is matched by a retreat, and every rise transforms into a fall. They are not meant to replace each other but actually become each other through a constant flow of interaction and transformation. Yin and yang constantly interact and hold significant lessons for both, men and women.

It is not only women, but men, too, who need empowerment in a male-chauvinistic world. Both have to accept their own individualities as well as the commonalities. To be better, we must respect the dignity of all sorts of roles that we look down upon due to regressive conditioning in society. We must discover that we are like yin-yang, holding the seed of complementary harmony that needs to connect to deep roots of understanding each other while stretching out to the unlimited skies!

Together, women and men create a beautiful way…

Yin and Yang show the way to BE BETTER, each day!

- Pravin K. Sabnis