EDIT: I decided to take out the name of the anime and my recommendation because it has some nudity and I don't feel great about promoting it. Whether or not you decide to find and watch it is up to you.
Watching this anime I really like again made me think about a concept they have on that show called the law of equivalent exchange. In the show people follow this rule because they are alchemists. The rule states that to gain something something else must be taken away to balance it out. I was thinking of how much it would change the world if we transplanted this idea into our daily lives. I feel like we are always taking stuff but never giving, at least a lot of the time. If we all believed in balancing things out like this things would be much different. Greed and all selfishness would die. I really believe that this concept is the key to true happiness.
I believe the reason the world is so awry is because it is out of balance. We take from it, but we don't give back enough and that is why there is a lot of chaos and sadness. The concept of equivalent exchange is actually pretty brilliant. Even in the show if you don't give enough in exchange for creating something you can end up with horrible consequences. Another concept I loved in the show is that human life can not have a solid value, human life is priceless and nothing can equal it. That is one of my favorite concepts from the show.
I am glad I finally decided to write down these thoughts. We all need to really think about our actions and what we give and take away every day. In the end if the balance gets too badly disturbed bad things can happen. We see them all over the place but I don't really think we notice because we are so busy.
Anyway, I hope you contemplate this and understand.
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