In this video, David Andrew Wiebe performs his original tune, “Running”, a song about disconnection. We often get lost in our smartphones instead of interacting with the people right in front of us. This causes us to lose grip on reality.
David Andrew Wiebe – “On A Day Like This”
In this video, David Andrew Wiebe performs an original tune titled “On A Day Like This”, a song about anxiety disorders.
David Andrew Wiebe – “Nothing Was Lost”
In this video, David Andrew Wiebe performs an original tune called “Nothing Was Lost”, about generational gaps.
There are many expectations millennials have pertaining to relationships that past generations don’t necessarily have.
TQP 027: The Message of Symmetry Part II
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The word “symmetry” leads to questions about meaning, like when we encounter words like “democracy” or “love”. The word symmetry basically means “agreement in dimensions, proportions, and arrangement”.
Things that strike us as being symmetrical definitely seem to fit this criteria. We assume that measuring the dimensions, proportions, and the arrangement of something will determine if it’s symmetrical or not.
But in practice, the ancient Greeks viewed the meaning of “symmetria” in an expanded form, beyond mere mathematical measurements.
Fourth century Greek sculptor Polykleitos developed a revolutionary theory about the relationship between the mathematical expression and the dimensions of symmetry, and the dynamic movements of the human body.
His sculptures of young Greek athletes were studies of the interplay of detailing dimension with balance and rhythm. He called this interplay “symmetry”.
The concept of symmetry changed our perspective forever, paved the way for the sublime works of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Rodin, and countless others.
From the very beginning, symmetry was not just a calculation. “symmetria” was, as the definition says, and agreement, a relationship.
In our modern and highly technological age, where we seek to measure everything, we might do well to remember that “symmetria” isn’t just a number.
In this episode of The Question podcast, you will hear highlights from Frederick Tamagi’s presentation on “The Message of Symmetry”, as well as the music of David Andrew Wiebe.
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TQP 026: The Message of Symmetry Part I
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We live in a complicated world. We live complicated lives within a complicated human landscape. Our complicated lives are made more complicated by the complicated biological, ecological, zoological, psychological, socio-economical, political, technological, and cosmological realities we interact with every day.
“Interact” may be too kind of a word to use in many of these cases. So often, too often, we don’t really interact. We’re more likely to react to the overwhelming realities that surround and often dominate us.
For complicated people like us, reacting is often the least complicated thing we’ll ever do. Reacting doesn’t make us simple, except perhaps for the simple conclusion we often reach as we react to the overwhelming reality – that complicated equals chaos.
By definition, chaos makes no sense. We are persuaded, even conditioned, to believe that our inability to make sense of these massive complicated realities renders the whole hot mess an expression of massive chaos.
Of course, if it is chaos, it’s probably also massively random as well. The most recent and fashionable new meme for this chaos is called the Law of Unintended Consequences. Does it really seem sensible, beyond our desire to appear intellectual, philosophical, or even spiritual, that the gentle beating of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil can set off a catastrophic tornado in Texas? That feels like an unintended consequence, which could only be verified if you were able to ask the butterfly its intention.
In this episode of The Question podcast, you will hear highlights from Frederick Tamagi’s presentation on “The Message of Symmetry”, as well as the music of David Andrew Wiebe.
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David Andrew Wiebe – “Wonderfully Dysfunctional”
People sometimes choose to remain in dysfunctional relationships, even when they recognize that they may be unhealthy.
In this video, David Andrew Wiebe explores the meaning behind his song “Wonderfully Dysfunctional”, and performs it for the community gathering.
David Andrew Wiebe – “Fire Your God”
“Fire Your God” is a song about beliefs, and whether or not those beliefs are currently supporting you and where you are in life.
Sometimes we need to change and to become something new to adapt to our circumstances.
In this video, David Andrew Wiebe shares about his song “Fire Your God”, and performs it for the community gathering.
David Andrew Wiebe – “Fear No Longer”
“Fear No Longer” is a song about someone who has been on the other side of some dysfunctional relationships.
The chorus declares “Fear No Longer”, showing that there is still hope, no matter what you’ve been through.
In this video, David Andrew Wiebe explores the truth hidden within his song, “Fear No Longer”, and performs it for the community gathering.
David Andrew Wiebe – “Destiny”
“Destiny” is a song about recognizing who you are. It was written from the perspective of someone who intends to take destiny into his own hands.
The search for truth is in becoming self-aware. It’s a process of realizing what you want out of life.
In this video, David Andrew Wiebe explains the meaning behind his own song, “Destiny”, and performs it for the community gathering.