Fractals

Fractals are amazing mirrors of our non-linear dynamics, in all of life and nature I believe. Fractals from an imagery point of view, in the scaled, consistent statistical character, are so beautiful, whether in the pattern of bronchial branching, the make-up of capillary beds, the shape of a great oak tree, the scallops of a beach’s sand, the clouds in the sky, or ridges of mountains running as a range. The mathematics underlying fractility are too complex for me.  But the essential character of a fractal is a visual delight. Fractals are the fundamental pattern of our lives structurally and functionally. They remind us that there really are rare situations wherein mirror-images exist, and that such kind of perfection is not consonant with the human condition.  We are all a little lop-sided, uneven, and irregular, but well-patterned. It is this quality that makes us interesting, memorable, distinctive and special as biological organism. I love fractals.