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Cultural references to symmetries
Here is an example, from a Buddhist manual on meditation:
In the glistening surface of each pearl
are reflected all the other pearls
In each reflection, again are reflected
all the infinitely many other pearls,
So that by this process, reflections
of reflections continue without end.
Source: Physics Through Symmetries by S. G. Rajeev
Why must we FIGHT? Because inaction effectively sides with those causing harm:
"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant" -Elie Wiesel
"If you're neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" -Desmond Tutu