this is just to reflect on an old friend's blog entry i read earlier.. it wasn't the main idea of the post, but part of the metaphor used.. but let's go back to really basic chemistry.. we all know water and oil do not mix (btw i just learned a new word 'miscible' which is basically, to me, mix+able hehe).. and even if you try to shake it, it'll separate in the end.. some people try to do that in life.. to put things together and try to blend.. you get a whole lot of new stuff if you succeed, of course.. yet we all know certain things don't blend, like water and oil here.. and perhaps the only way to make it 'seem' like it is blended together is to keep shaking forever.. (i strongly believe human eye can fool human).. but who, and more interestingly why, would you want to keep forcing, knowing you cannot sustain such state.. perhaps you might want to ask yourself, what's wrong with leaving it separate? leave the oil up there and the water down here.. let it be.. and here i agree with the ending of my friend's post.. sometimes if you step back and look at it, you might realize it is perfectly fine to not blend and coexist.. now, what if you disagree with me and insist on trying.. maybe you can find the so-called emulsifier which can stabilize the two immiscible substances.. like soap! sure, put the soap in, shake it again, and voila! they mix! but you know what, now you get some cloudy merky liquid.. not water nor oil.. just something.. so i guess if people are happy with that, then keep on looking for that 'mixer'.. but if i were to be that water, i might try to find something, or someone, else that will naturally blend with me.. still that will involve stirring and shaking, but at least eventually it lasts..
ps. for the oil, it might be better to set it aside.. in another nice little bottle by the window.. so when the sun shines through, i could enjoy the beauty of the golden reflection from afar..