Chris CrutcherNothing exists without its opposite.
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Nothing exists without its opposite. The idea of nothingness is so overwhelming, it seems as though it cannot be contradicted. However, there is always something else to take its place. Chaos and order, heaven and hell, love and hate, life and death – they are all the result of positive and negative energy.
Source: Whale Talk
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