I wish I were a mathematician… or disciplined enough to spend all my life thinking about numbers. Concepts like the “golden ratio” and pi and the tetrahedral within a sphere touching the surface at 19.3 degrees (was that right?)… all these little glimpses of intellectual inspiration… they give me the same butterfly feeling that others might experience at Christmas. No, that’s a stupid analogy. But I get this butterfly feeling. This introverted and silent excitement… anticipation of some kind of new thing I’ll remember and be able to tie all these things together with. I know approximately nothing about these subjects and yet I get this echoing feeling of obsession when I am exposed to them. Something in number theory calls me. And it always has. No one could ever explain to me satisfactorily what pi really was when I’d ask my teachers in … whatever grade that was. 3rd, 5th… I can’t remember. I predicted/had theories about black holes when I was 7 and 8 and I’d tell them to my dad. I visualized a fourth physical dimension when I was 12. It’s like this childhood passion… to try to embrace the inconceivable. Do something or understand something that no one else could. Not for fame or glory… but just to understand.
That is the idea behind all pure science isn’t it? The pursuit of pure knowledge. So what does this calling say about where I should go? I have passions for creation, for analysis, for language… but I’ve also passion for numbers, for theory, for higher mathematics… A passion, but not necessarily a talent for…
Maybe I should team up with a genius… make up for what he/she lacks… and gain what I’ve been looking for. Heh. there’s the whole mirror/soul mate theory again. Matter and antimatter. When combined they annihilate each other.
Thoughts.
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078
164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470938446095505822
317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288
109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091456485669234603486104543
266482133936072602491412737245870066063155881748815209209628292540917
153643678925903600113305305488204665213841469519415116094330572703657
595919530921861173819326117931051185480744623799627495673518857527
Numbers.
durandal1707 | 30-Sep-01 at 8:47 am | Permalink
Hello.
If only it were that simple…..
I need something….
seran | 30-Sep-01 at 9:15 am | Permalink
Did I tell you about the Math God I met?
pottedplant | 30-Sep-01 at 9:36 am | Permalink
Mathematics is helpful in most any field you can go into. M.C. Escher was very interested in higher mathematics, and it showed in his art. Musicians often benefit from an understanding of mathematics. Pretty much anything that uses logic will benefit from some math training, meaning that virtually any career path can be aided by mathematics, from doctor to lawyer to engineer to writer.
redshoeson | 30-Sep-01 at 10:07 am | Permalink
Pi, right? I’ve always been into English and shyed away from mathematics. As a result, I’m drawn to ppl who can use numbers. Rock on sister, you’ve got an awesome skill! ^_^
anonymous | 30-Sep-01 at 4:37 pm | Permalink
Next thing you know, it’ll be all prime numbers, ALL THE TIME. IT IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE! THE UNIVERSE!
i’m not your mother
candace
puddinhed | 30-Sep-01 at 5:54 pm | Permalink
my dear, please remove your pi. it is making everyone’s friends pages a mile long.
starladear6 | 30-Sep-01 at 6:02 pm | Permalink
how about I edit it so that it isn’t just one long number?
starladear6 | 30-Sep-01 at 6:06 pm | Permalink
What do you need?
starladear6 | 30-Sep-01 at 6:06 pm | Permalink
Candace? That really you?
puddinhed | 30-Sep-01 at 6:11 pm | Permalink
much better, thanks
starladear6 | 30-Sep-01 at 6:14 pm | Permalink
no you didn’t. what about him/her/it?