A scientist examining the details of crumpled paper: analyzing the complexity of one system can draw conclusions which can be applied to other fields as diverse as the general theory of relativity. At the end a phenomenon that’s considered to be really chaotic – a paradigm of disorder and complexity and uncertainty, like the butterfly-flapping-its-wings metaphor – is remarkably predictable, deterministic and simple. [1] A writer trying to start his novel. Blank paper. Empty room filled with happiness. A sad smile. Crumpled paper. Lost thoughts hovering in thin air. Garbage full of wisdom. Shiny books filled with nothingness. At the end, it is simple. An old man he is now. A happy smile filled with regret. Waiting to write his first words. He is ready to let go now. Can you feel it? The world is crumbling. Now the novel is complete. On a blank piece of paper in your hands…
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