Overview – An Essay

Is it possible to encompass  the essence of our life experience  into one understandable package?

Yes – One Resounding Yes!!!

Throughout my career of study I have attempted to understand the subject under consideration so that the facts would have context and therefore help me remember them

This evolved into a lifetime project called  The Common Vein the pursuit  to identify the common elements in and around us

My daughter Arielle directed me to a Greek poet from 650 BCE by the name of Archilochus

The Fox and the Hedgehog

 

Isaiah Berlin expanded the sentence into an essay expressing the concept of the differences between centripetal and centrifugal thought and approach to the events in the world

I realised that I in fact was a hedgehog, because I live and breathe the following equation

And this is the one big thing that I know

The Equation that Says it All

What is 1 ?

1 = a unit of anything =  a part of anything

     

    Units in and Around US
    Examples starting from the smallest the atom, molecule , cell, organ, body, the letter, the word, musical note, paint brush stroke, hieroglyphic diagram, dance step, leaf, tree, flower, feather, bird, brick, building, and the earth
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    Examples starting from the smallest the atom, molecule , cell, organ, body, the letter, the word, musical note, paintbrush stroke, hieroglyphic diagram, dance step, leaf, tree, flower, feather, bird, brick, building, and the earth
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    In the sciences including mathematics physics chemistry and in biology a unit may be 

    a number, atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system body or person

    A Cell
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    In our communities a unit may be 

    a person,  a couple, family, community, town, city, state, nation, humanity

    Person at Work
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    In literature, poetry, visual, performing arts and athletics a unit may be 

    a letter, word, musical note, paintbrush stroke, hieroglyphic symbol a dance step, a backswing of a golf club or the forward stroke of a tennis racket

    Musical Note

     

    In nature and the environment a unit may be 

    a raindrop, river , ocean, oxygen in the air,  leaf, flower, tree, feather, or an animal

    A Tulip Tree Leaf
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    In our cities a unit may be 

    a brick, a wall or a building

    The Brick – A Building Block

     

    In our solar system a unit may be 

    the sun, the earth or the moon

    The Moon
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    Units in and Around Us

    What is the

    “+”

    of 1+1 ?

    It is the bond, or connection that holds units together

     

     

     

    In science and biology a bond is 

    a force, such as a positive and a negative force, a pressure difference, gravity, an osmotic difference, a blood vessel, nerve, tendon or ligament  used to enable structural and functional units of scientific or biological design  to “attempt” to reach a oneness

    In our communities

    a force that brings us together, love, compassion, concern, and faith – a need for oneness (both conscious and unconscious)

    In literature, poetry, visual, performing arts and athletics – the bonds 

    relate to the proximity of the one word to the next, the one musical note to the next, the one  paintbrush stroke to the next, the one dance step to the next and a need for the poet, author, artist, choreographer and athlete to create a perfect “piece” which contains both a conscious and unconscious need for oneness or perfection or beauty

    In nature and the environment a bond may be 

    a root, a branch,  a vein in the leaf , the bond that drives animals to procreate, nest, create communities and  herds.  It is the rivers and oceans or the common air that we breathe that connects all things in the environment

    In our cities a bond may be 

    the road, subway, telephone wires, internet, TV – the links that help bring us together to oneness

    In our solar system the bonds are 

    gravitational

    Sometimes  1 + 1 + 1

    = 1

    1 + 1 + 1 = 1
    eg a family of 2 parents and 1 child
    1 Mother + 1 Father + 1 Child = 1 Family
    1 Family consisting of 2 parents and 1 child
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    Sometimes 1 + 1  + 1  + 1 + 1
    =

    1

    Sometimesie when 2 =1
    eg the Electron + Proton = Hydrogen Atom
    • The Primal Electromagnetic Forces
      Positive and Negative
      The primal opposites, attracted each other’ like nothing else, forming an unavoidable union, while retaining their individuality and going for the most part their separate ways, but remaining bonded. The first and most abundant union and the building block of all to follow is the hydrogen atom consisting of one electron and one proton
    or Sperm + Egg =  Zygote
    Sperm Meets Egg –
    Conception and a New and Miraculous Spark of Life
    The most miraculous event in all of human biology, within the grasp of all human experience, is conception. Two cells meet and bond at the right place at the right time and a new life is created.  Most the time things go well, but sometimes they do not. This event gives us insight into all other happenings in life. Two parts connect and bond at the right place and the right time, creating a new whole ….  and here starts our story.
    When the sperm meets the egg there is a miraculous result as a new soul is created
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    Or the Dance of One Male and One Female in a Duet

    The Duet

    But Sometimes

    The Questions –

    Why do things happen in the world?
    Is there truly one understandable package?
    If so all the whys of the world should fit under the umbrella of the answer
    The big why’s
    Why is positive attracted to negative?
    Attraction of Opposite Charges
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    Why is the sperm attracted to egg?

    There is a yearning of all structure to become whole.  It starts with the most fundamental particles of the universe – the electron and the proton  and appears to end with the universe

    Why when positive interacts with negative is a new and totally unique element created?

    The Primal Electromagnetic Forces
    Positive and Negative
    The primal opposites, attracted each other’ like nothing else, forming an unavoidable union, while retaining their individuality and going for the most part their separate ways, but remaining bonded. The first and most abundant union and the building block of all to follow is the hydrogen atom consisting of one electron and one proton

    Is the essence of Darwin’s theory so different from the essence of the story of creation?

    Is Buddhism, so different from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

    Is the proton and its needs so different from the cell and its needs?

    Are either of these different from the that which drives the person, the community or the nation?

    The goal of The Common Vein is to  expose the common forces, both conscious and unconscious that make us do what we do.

    There are fundamental  principles that govern all of life.  These principles help us understand the apparent complexity .

     

    PRINCIPLES

    Principles of Biology
    Biological structures are made of parts which bond to create more complex  structure and function in time and space. The purpose of this bonding is a need to create more order and  forms of oneness. This event sometimes leads to order and health, but may also lead to disorder and disease.
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    We will summarize and provide links to each of the major concepts which form foundation principles of the Common vein and of Biology

    Everything in us and around us is made of parts each representing a unit of structure.

    PARTS

    Unbonded Parts Floating Randomly  This art piece shows parts of  structure randomly distributed and unbonded and therefore without integration of structure or function..

    Courtesy Ashley Davidoff
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    PARTS NEED TO BOND 

    The parts are driven by a variety of forces to bond with other parts

    Unbonded Bonds
    This art piece demonstrates a generic representation of bonds.  In biology these bonds are commonly related to attractive electrical forces. 
    Courtesy Ashley Davidoff
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    Unbonded Bonds This art piece demonstrates a generic representation of bonds.  In biology these bonds are commonly related to attractive electrical forces.  Courtesy Ashley Davidoff

    When  compatible parts  are optimally positioned, they  connect, bond and function together as a new structural unit with its own need and yearning to bond.   This applies to all elements of biology including, the atoms, molecules, cells, organs as well as people.

     

    The Basic Concept

    When parts bond they create a new unit

    A NEW UNIT – ONENESS

    Parts and Bonds
    This art piece depicts the universal structural organization in biology. Different parts of a structure (drawn as disc shaped structures in the periphery of the art piece) are bonded to form a new and unique entity (sphere in the center) , with unique function  guided by universal and common principles
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    Parts in biology bond to create structure and function in time and space. The purpose to create more order and a oneness. This sometimes leads to order and health, and sometimes leads to disorder and disease.

    BONDING OF STRUCTURAL PARTS

    Structure
    In biology all the parts need to bond in structure and function to create a unique unit that has unique specialised structure and function. The structural parts in turn bond and combine their functionality for the good of the whole.
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    BONDING OF FUNCTIONAL PARTS

    Function
    In biology all the parts need to bond in structure and function to create a unique unit that has specialised function. The functional parts in turn bond and combine their functionality for the good of the whole.
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    Result

    The result may be good or bad, or indifferent leading to more order or more disorder in the world

    ORDER AND HEALTH

    thumbs up, disorder, disease, Ashley Davidoff MD, The Common Vein
    Thumbs Up

    DISORDER AND DISEASE

    thumbs down, disorder, disease, Ashley Davidoff MD, The Common Vein
    Thumbs Down

    OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN

    Flux between order and disorder and health and disease
    Courtesy
    Ashley Davidoff MD
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    This concept has universal application to all structural organization starting at the atom and extending to the solar system and probably the universe

    ELECTRONS AND PROTONS BOND TO FORM AN ATOM

    6 protons and 6 electrons  bond to form a new and unique structure – the carbon atom.
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    Result –

    ATOMS BOND TO FORM A MOLECULE

    The Protein Molecule

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    Result –

     

    MACROMOLECULES  BOND TO FORM AN ORGANELLE –

    The Organelle
    The macromolecules including the nucleotides and nucleic acids bond with each other to to form the nucleus
    All the parts of the molecule need to bond in structure and function to create a unique organelle. In this instance the nucleus.
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    Result –

    ORGANELLES BOND TO FORM THE  CELL

    Organelles of the Cell
    The organelles of the cell bond in structure and function to create a single entity – the cell
    The nucleus is the central focus of the cell and it is bonded to the organelles including the smooth and rough endoplasmic reticula, Golgi apparatus, mitochondrion, lysosome, and messenger RNA.
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    Result –

    CELLS BOND TO FORM A TISSUE

    The Tissue
    The cells bonds with like cells to form the tissue
    All the parts of the tissue need to bond in structure and function to create a unique tissue
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    Result –

    TISSUES BOND TO FORM ORGANS

    The Organ
    The tissues bond with like tissue to form the organ
    All the parts of the organ need to bond in structure and function to create a unique organ
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    Result –

    ORGANS BOND TO FORM A BODY

    Organs of the Body
    The organs of the body, bond in structure and function to create a single entity – the body
    The brain is the central controlling and integrating organ of the body and it is linked to the organs via nerves. Blood vessels, ducts and hormones also serve to connect the organs
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    Result –

    THE BODY – BONDS WITH THE MIND TO FORM A PERSON

    The Person
    The body bonds with the mind to form the person.
    All the parts of the body and the mind need to bond in structure and function to create a single unique person
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    Result –

    MAN AND WOMAN BOND TO FORM A NEW PERSON

     

    New Life
    Man and Woman bond with and form a new life.
    A couple bond in structure and function to create a unique new human being.
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    Result –

    PEOPLE BOND TO FORM FAMILY

    Members of a Family
    The people of the family bond to create a single entity – the family
    The parents are central figures who function to control and integrate the family during the maturation phase of the family
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    Result –

    People and families live in structural units – a home, which in and of itself is like a cell with structural components (rooms) that are linked to each other and the outside world.  People also live within suburbs, towns,  cities,  and countries, each of these following similar structural and functional principles.

    FAMILIES BOND TO FORM A COMMUNITY

    Members of a Community
    The families of the town bond to create a single entity – the community.
    All the people of all ages, are central figures who function to control and integrate the community.
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    Result –

    A PERSON ALSO BONDS WITH OTHER PEOPLE  TO FORM A COMMUNITY

    Members of a Community
    The people of the town bond to create a single entity – the community
    All the people of all ages, are central figures who function to control and integrate the community.
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    Result –

    COMMUNITIES BOND TO FORM A TOWN OR CITY

    The City
    The suburbs bond with surrounding suburbs or towns to form the city
    All the parts of the city need to bond in structure and function to create a unique city.
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    TOWNS AND CITIES BOND TO FORM A COUNTRY

    E pluribus unum

    The Country
    The cities bond with like cities to form the country.
    All the parts of the country need to bond in structure and function to create a unique country.
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    COUNTRIES IN THE CONTINENTS BOND THROUGH THE OCEANS TO FORM THE EARTH

    The Earth
    The continents bond through the ocean network with the other continents to form the earth.
    All the parts of the earth need to bond in structure and function to create the unique oneness of the earth
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    THE EARTH BONDS WITH THE SUN AND ITS PLANETS AND THE MOON TO FORM THE SOLAR SYSTEM

    The Solar System
    The sun is central and is connected and bonded to its planets and the moon.
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    WITHIN NATURE

    The principle of parts bonding together to form a new and  unique oneness in structure and function is universal.  The birds and the bees and the sugar nut trees do it and the flowers of course do it. All in nature exhibit these  basic principles.

    Creation of a Forest
    Plant cells bond to form lobules within the leaf. The lobules bond to form the leaf, which connects to other leaves via branches. A tree is formed which bonds in location and though the earth to create a forest
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    Result –

    WATER MOLECULE TO THE OCEANS

    Water Molecule to the Oceans of the Earth
    Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD
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    Result –

    BONDING AND REPRODUCTION IN THE ANIMAL WORLD 

    Bonding for New Life in the Animal World
    Opposites in the animal world bond with and form a new life.
    A couple bond in structure and function to create a unique new human being
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    WITHIN OUR HUMAN DOMAIN AND EXPERIENCE..

    We do things in our lives that parallel the principles outlined above.  For example we build with bricks and cement.  The bricks (parts) that are cemented to each other (bonds) to build walls (new unit).  The walls are bonded together to build rooms, and the rooms are connected to form a house, or a new building.

    The Brick – An Individual Unit That Needs to Connect In Order to Function and Be Valuable
    The brick by itself has no function and no value to the world. In order to have value it needs to connect with other bricks. When the brick, a structural unit, connects with other bricks and they organize, a wall is built. The wall as a structural unit, connects with other walls and they organize to form a room, and eventually a building is built. Although the brick is nothing by itself – a weak brick can bring the whole wall and the whole building down.
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    Result –

    In the domain of art and culture we create artwork, music, poetry and literature in an attempt to reproduce what biology does so perfectly and naturally.  Each of these disciplines create elements that have parts that are organized and bonded to make a unique oneness.  We evaluate the product of these disciplines, book, song, dance movie, art piece with a thumbs up, thumbs down or somewhere in between. When we are moved in a deep way the piece I believe has come close to Oneness – all the parts come together creating a new entity and we stand in awe of the product.

    MUSICAL NOTES BOND TO CREATE MUSIC

    Music
    In music all the notes need to bond in structure and function to create a unique musical piece that has a unique sound of oneness.
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    LITERATURE

    Literature
    In literature and poetry all the letters need to bond in structure and function to create a unique literary piece that has a unique presentation of oneness.
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    ART

    The Painting
    In fine art all the brush strokes need to bond in structure and function to create a unique art piece that strives to unique presentation of oneness.
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    The Hydrogen Atom  is the mother of all structure.  It consists of a single positive force and a single negative force.  This bonding brings about a new unit – hydrogen that has unique characteristics.

    The Hydrogen Atom.
    The positive charge and negative charge interact to form the hydrogen atom- a new entity which function completely differently from its component parts.

    ATOMS

    Hydrogen is the lightest of the elements and is the most abundant element in the universe, making up approximately  90 percent of all the atoms in the universe.

    Hydrogen is always looking for partners to bond with.  Two hydrogen atoms bond with an oxygen atom to form the water molecule.

    The Water Molecule
    Oxygen with 8 protons and 8 electrons, bonds with two hydrogen atoms to form the water molecule
    Courtesy Ashley Davidoff
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    These principles we try and  to understand life around us in our environment

    NATURE

    and we find that everything in human biology is made of parts, including atoms, molecules, macro molecules, organelles, cells, organs,  and people. The

     

     

    Links and References

    Berlin, Isaiah, The Hedgehog and the Fox

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