The Truth is Often Crucified Between Two Opposing Sides
The optimal point of operation is somewhere in the middle
We’ve all heard the phrase “the truth is somewhere in the middle.”
And like most cliches, it's often overlooked. But cliches are cliches for a reason.
Too often we get caught up in the polarities of life and forget that things are hardly ever as black and white as we think they are.
We hardly ever need to be polarized at one end of the spectrum because we would be better off operating somewhere in the middle and using elements of both opposing sides to our advantage.
Great power lies in blending the two into one.
But when we favor one over the other, we let that power go to waste.
The two thieves
There is a passage in the Bible that illustrates this in dramatic fashion.
Christ is crucified between two thieves on Mount Golgotha.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
— Luke 23
Christ represents the Truth while the two thieves represent two opposing sides — positive and negative.
This allegory is easily seen within ourselves.
The Masculine and the Feminine
With our masculine and feminine energy.
Please note that positive and negative do not correlate to feminine and masculine. There are a seemingly infinite amount of possible dualities in the world that have nothing to do with each other. Just like left/right, down/up, hot/cold which have nothing to do with each other but are all dichotomies.
A man might believe he is to be as masculine as possible because its what society tells him a man should be. But in doing this he denies the feminine elements within his psyche.
By favoring the masculine and denying the feminine he is denying a very real part of himself resulting in the crucifixion of his true self — or the most complete version of himself.
The same happens when a woman favors her feminine aspects over her masculinity.
No person is 100% masculine and no woman is 100% feminine. This is a tragic misunderstanding. We need to remember that masculinity is not synonymous with the male and neither is femininity with the female.
Every human is born with a rich mix of the two.
And true power lies within the conjunction of the two forces working together.
Intuition and Logic
The same is seen with the two powerful forces of intuition and logic.
If we favor our logic over our intuition then we will forever be stuck within the confines of our conscious thoughts and our creativity will be limited.
But if we favor our intuition over our logic then we will never have a well thought out plan for ourselves and will be wandering through life with no real aim.
We must then assume that the most optimal point of operating is somewhere in the middle. We must navigate through life using both our intuition and our logic together.
Takeaway
There is almost an unlimited amount of polarities in the world.
And the allegory on the cross seeks to illustrate how the truth — or optimal point of operation — is often crucified between the two opposing poles.
Let's not fall victim to this great fallacy and do our best to draw upon both sides of the seemingly opposite sides. Great power lies in doing this.
Just about every element in life can be broken down into two opposite sides at war with each other.
And the only victim in this war of polarities is the truth but it doesn't have to be that way.
It is up to us to seek the truth which most often is somewhere in the middle.
