In the END, there could only be ONE

Highlander - that was the show with the very premise of the pyramid scheme. Duncan McCloud seemed like the chosen one among the many whose grip on immortality are threatened by another's sword. Ageless in their pursuit until the appointed time when another's sword separates their head from the body. The thunderous explosions in extinction of the life ushers in a stronger step towards being the one.

Think of the contrast "e pluberis unum"

I took a liking to psychology and philosophy in college; I was nearly in love with these subjects but the feeling was not strong enough to sway my romantic mind away from the sciences. I loved evidence, discovery and data-guided results much more than pontifications. The wisdom in the arts and science of thinking was the biggest draw for me. When it is all said and done, there are two sides to every story... (1)survival of the fittest eliminates the weaklings until only the strongest stands; (2) survival is about corporation amongst the gifted within a community, no one person has it all and it is only by working together that the many achieve a oneness that surpasses the varied talents in the pool.

You could tell which side of the argument I am on by how I presented them.

Today is one of those days for me. I was not ready to make a big deal of it; the last time it was a big deal for me, I was twenty-something. Celebrating my birthday has been low keyed for ages and I expected same for this year. I was surprised (and I love surprises). Yesterday was somber and today is a good day.

For many years my multiple persona have morphed into just two - Gemini (opposite and twin). I had gone from the id, ego and super-ego to just the body and the spirit. Today, I am in re-generation as there is becoming one person - in fullness and completeness of my person. The early divisions have subsided are melting away. I understand now why the body is dead without the spirit and why the spirit could not live without the body. It was never a contest for one to do away with the other, it was always a journey for coexistence and oneness.

In the end, there could only be one - one body, one spirit, one people - ONE!