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The Purpose Behind Chaos

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.
-- Deepak Chopra

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.
-- Carl Jung

There is a natural tendency to view chaos as an enemy, as something to be avoided. However it is in the midst of chaos that our greatest growth comes. When you can look through the illusion of disorder in the chaos, you see a new pattern, a new understanding of reality. That new understanding is what propels us forward, it is what moves societies towards greater justice and compassion. Rather than resisting chaos when it appears, instead look for the order within it.