The Ying-Yang Five Elements Theory
@There are various theories around the world that explain the constituent elements of the material world with several kinds of elements, and the materials are observed and their properties are extracted. Modern science recognizes more than 100 kinds of elements and several kinds of quarks as finer elementary particles, but from that point of view, fire is thermal energy and water is a compound, so they cannot be said to be elements. From that point of view, the theory of five elements is regarded as a very rough and childish theory.
@ but I don't think so, so I will write the grounds and take up the five elements as the elements of disasters.
First, I will explain the mutual birth theory as a basic concept. Woods produce fire (burning), fire produces soil (out of ashes), soil produces metal (from the inside), metal produces water, and water produces woods (raised). Thing. In addition, the five elements are assigned to various events.
@Pay particular attention to "function". Note that the simple meaning of the word is that "five elements" means "act", not "element". The Five Pillars are "work, function", not "particles" such as elements and elementary particles. (* 1) If so, "five things" should be fine instead of five elements.
@For example, "iron" is one of metal. It is a powerful weapon from ancient times and "cuts and hurt people". By the way, "Plutonium", the spawn of the atomic bomb. It is extremely toxic and can cause lung cancer if inhaled even slightly. Although the phenomenon is different, it is similar to iron in that it "hurts and attacks people". These "work" is called "metal", and the theory of five elements is a theory that finds similarity between the phenomenon of the world.
When Mahatma Gandhi was studying law in London, a professor named Peters had a bad attitude ... but student Gandhi never lowered his head and they met very often.
One day Peters was having lunch at the university canteen, Gandhi came with his tray and sat down next to him.
The very arrogant professor said to him, "Student Gandhi, you don't understand!" "Pig" and "bird" don't sit down to eat together. "
Gandhi replies, "Be calm, Professor, I will fly!"
And the situation has changed. Professor Peters, filled with rage, because he understood that the student had called him "Pig", decided to take revenge on the next exam ...
But the student answers all the questions brilliantly.
Then the teacher asks him the following question: "Gandhi, if you walk down the street and find two bags, one with wisdom and the other with money, which of the two will you take?"
Gandhi replied without hesitation, "Probably the money, Professor." ‘’
The smiling teacher tells him, "I would grab wisdom in your place, don't you think?"
Gandhi replies, "Everyone takes what they don't have, Professor."
The already hysterical professor writes "IDIOT" on the exam sheet and returns it to the young man. Gandhi takes the sheet and sits down ... after a few minutes he turns to the teacher and says, "Professor Peters, you signed the sheet, but you didn't write my grade ..."
~ If you let something hurt you ... It will hurt you. But if you do not allow it, the thing will return to where it came from. ~
One is forced to speak not of what is held in common between the cultures, but what is held in common between the myths, and that in its simplest archetypal forms.