"In ambiguity, we can find infinite possibilities." - Anonymous
I like turquoise, because of the confusion around it. It is both green and blue. Ambiguity erases borders, and gives us the freedom to choose. Green or blue, there is no right or wrong answer. That is why I like turquoise.
But.
Mona Lisa (altered) - Leonardo da Vinci
Blue in the gemstone comes from copper, and green, is from iron. I’d like to believe that blue comes from the deep oceans, and the green from the land. But turquoise doesn’t belong to me. Colours are not possessions. Colour is energy. They are light waves, mathematically defined by the length of a wavelength. And I can’t catch light. On canvas, colours misbehave, blue tends to push out the green. And turquoise itself changes its shade, over time it shifts. Which is why, if you really think about it, the answer doesn’t matter. Our choices are irrelevant.
Mona Lisa (altered) - Leonardo da Vinci
But of course, we still choose, because making a choice is a fundamental human trait. That is how we define our lives, shape our identities and our future.
However, taking a decision is often hard. It comes with the fear of making a wrong move. It is tainted with doubt, regret and the desire to please someone else. Every time we pick a side, it has consequences!
The Confusion of the Tongues - Gustave Dore
All of this can get very confusing. In Zen mode, choices seem irrelevant. In goddess mode, I slay. As a human being, I am afraid. Which is why I keep telling myself, choices are empowering, as long as we don’t attach too much importance to them.
And also that turquoise, is just an ornament.
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