It's Never a Simple Either, Or...
by Charlotte Bennardo It seems our world is defined by contrasts. Night vs. day. Drought vs. flood. Rich vs. poor. Young vs. old. Good vs. evil. Photo by Robin Schreiner: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-spiral-stair-2438212/ But they are absolutes, and if any rule of life is true, it's that there are few absolutes. Night in one part of the world occurs at the same time as day in another, while there are places that are in between the two. Our bodies feel solid, with its bones and muscles, yet we are mostly water. Our laws include "Do Not Kill", yet there are exceptions for war, self-defense, and legal punishment. In pondering this theme, I tried to think of absolutes. I couldn't find any. Even the laws of physics may now be changing based on what scientists are discovering as we venture farther into space via craft or telescope, like the possibility of not one single universe, but many. Our characters should be a reflection of this contrast and our own personaliti...
