Patterns

When I say atom, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? It must be the vision of a nucleus with neutrons and protons in the centre and electrons revolving around them. Now imagine the solar system. You see the sun and planets orbiting around it, don't you? The atom is like a mini solar system in itself! The atoms that make up everything came from the universe. A part of the universe broke down and became a whirlwind of light creating gas which started floating away. Fast forward a lot of years and you see present day life, like a Lego structure of atoms.

(That means technically, a part of the universe is inside you and not the other way round.)

Now step aside your comfort zone of thinking for a second. What if the universe is an atom for something so very huge that we can't even begin to imagine it? What if the atom is a universe for another “Earth” inside it? What if this is repetitive? An atom being a universe for one box of life, the cosmos being an atom for another?

Yup, I'm asking you to imagine a whole universe inside something smaller than all this dust!

So we started with comparing the atom and solar system, found a pattern and tried to understand it. That pattern has led us to think of an awe inspiring possibility.

Patterns are everywhere – natural or manmade. Sometimes, they’re visible to everyone. At other times, you have to make a conscious effort to recognize them. It could be the floor of your house, the keys of a piano or the chandelier hanging from above. It’s in the web made by the spider and the ripples created by the water birds.

What is photography? It’s the challenge of making something not so enticing and reletively ordinary look beautiful. Moreover, it’s the art of looking for patterns. You could then blend the subject of the picture in the sea of patterns, or make it stand out and blur the rest. That doesn’t really matter though.

And a comb alongwith some sugary good-ness

Love, Success, Fear and Hope have patterns too. Love, for example, is like surfing a wave in the Pacific Ocean. It’s risky but thrilling. You’re on an all time high. Slowly, the wave decelerates, and you’re down – questioning your love. It’s the 'rough patch'. But then another wave picks up (probably an apology wrapped in sugar and cream), and you’re up again, back on the ride. The cycle continues, the pattern repeats.

  

Go pattern hunting one day. Try to understand how they work. If you're anything like me, that'll keep you thinking for hours! (And taking pictures too!) Share your findings in the comment box, maybe?

Thanks for reading! 

Kanksha :)

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