Nothing is Perfect?

What is more perfect than a beautiful Sunday morning? I stretched myself in the direction of the Sun just shining its warm golden light. The entire meadow was glowing under its morning warmth and the dew was still plainly visible on the blades of grass nearby. No,the birds chirping, cool breeze invigorating me, the Sun rising from behind the mountains or rooster’s cock-a ‘doodle doo didn’t happen, though I could hear some frogs croaking.

I was taking a stroll in the Central Park; the sprinklers set up were spray painting the brown surface into lush green using those colorless droplets.  I was still thinking about the movie I watched yesterday night- A Brilliant Young Mind. (Relax, no spoilers ahead) The story revolves around a teenage kid who is a math prodigy, with an extreme obsession of prime numbers.

Prime numbers are very rare, yet they are not useful in any manner. They don’t divide, they don’t factorize, they just sit there and keep on growing in the garden of the Number System. They are like weeds, the more you will explore your garden, the more you will see them popping out; you can’t get rid of them.

Mother Nature is a complex web of life and the lifeless. The very state of being so perfect is the reason for life and also death. Mathematics on the other hand is man-made, to understand nature and beyond. Mathematics is the language of nature. Now, there is a debate over whether mathematics was invented or discovered, but hey who cares? Either way it is still perfect.

Everyday there are new discoveries that are made in nature and in Mathematics as well. We are just getting more aware of the truth, which exists independently of our acknowledgment.

Maths is founded on simple yet powerful elements-numbers. Numbers, just like the elements of nature, share a complex relationship with every other element in that set.

The relationship is universally valid. The equation, (a+b)² =a² + b²+ 2ab, stands true on Earth, on Jupiter and even if the Sun goes down. Because, math doesn’t exist in physical dimension, it entirely exists in human mind. Maths and human beings are co-dependent to aid each other’s growth.

When we get to the bottom of it, we see that Maths is an abstract representation of nature- element to element, shape to shape and relation to relation. This fundamental reason suggests that Maths is no different from nature. Hence any real world problem can be solved in maths and any maths solution is effective in real world. If you think this statement doesn’t hold true in love and war, think again!

Mathematicians have claimed the formula of love. No, no, its not “Candlelit dinner+ roses + kissing=Love”. It is an actual mathematical equation. Even there is an algorithm discovered for stable marriages. Do you imagine how peaceful the lives of the humans would be! During World War II, English mathematician, Alan Turing cracked the enigma code to help them win against the Germans! This is the power of Mathematics.

It is not necessary that one should be a maths-wiz to love mathematics. Anyone can love it; no matter if you are commerce student or a medical student or an engineering student who has failed five times in Maths-1 subject. The reason why 80% of the students hate maths is the kind of approach they got to it.

What is the largest number our mind can conceive? What is the size of universe? Well the answer to both questions is one and the same. The answer is not infinity, it is Zero. Yes! The size of universe is zero and so is the largest number! Let me explain, for every positive number there exists a negative number in maths. For every matter there exists anti-matter in nature. This is the big picture. Therefore when you put everything together, the size of universe is zero. Zero is thus, simultaneously everything as well as nothing. That’s why its called whole number. You add or remove it still remains whole.  

This is how we should approach Maths from ground zero. Then only we would realize the beauty of the concept of Mathematics. Its groundbreaking revelations can change the human thought process once and for all!

The next time you hear anyone say,” What is more PERFECT than a beautiful Sunday morning?”  I guess then you already know the answer!