Patterns are everywhere. Life is made up of them. We are their product. From the extraordinary beauty of a single snowflake to the relative simplicity of the double helix which forms our DNA, patterns dominate life. Nature produces them over and over, evolving yes but still within the boundaries of a recognisable pattern. Man has replicated them from ancient times, everywhere you look you will find a pattern, not always obvious, sometimes we must seek them out.
There is a comfort in patterns, familiar, predictable they have boundaries and therefore a certainty about what has been, what is happening and what is yet to come. Patterns dictate our behaviour too. The rebellious teenager who pushes the boundaries of parental control and wisdom, wanting to forge their own path, unaware that they too are following an age old pattern. They do not, however always work in our favour. Behavioural patterns…
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