Heraclitus was born in 540 B.C.E. in Ephesus, which is now in Turkey. He was in a field of cosmology, which is the study that brings together

natural sciences (astronomy and physics) in order to understand the universe as a whole.

            Heraclitus stressed the need for people to live together in social harmony. He asserted that most people never comprehend the principal that all things

are interrelated.  He believed that the underlying connection in everything are opposites, e.g., health/disease, good/evil, hot/cold. Consequently, that also means

that opposites balance each other. Changes in one direction counteract or balance changes in another direction.   He also believed that one thing can perceived

in more than one way, such as seawater, which is good for the sea life, but harmful to humans.

 Daniel Graham, a writer for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, wrote the best analogy of how he perceived this philosopher: “Heraclitus' philosophy

lies in his emphasis on human affairs. He shifts his focus from the cosmic to the human realm. We might well think of him as the first humanist, were it not

for the fact that he does not seem to like humanity very well. From the outset he makes it clear that most people are too stupid to understand his

theory” (Graham).

            The quote, “Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony,” can be interpreted in a musical sense. In music, there is no

harmony with just one pitch. In everyday life for humans, this means that conflict and creativity go hand in hand. A person has to embrace conflict and tension

as a pathway of life. (Webber)

            In my personal experience of life I would agree that it is a pathway of conflict and tension. There will be good times that only are appreciated because

you have experienced bad times. There will be times of distress and sadness only because you have known what calm and happiness is.

There will be times of generosity only because you have known what it is to do without. You must embrace and learn from every single one of those experiences.

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“Heraclitus.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web

            24 Mar. 2016. http://www.britannica.com/biography/Heraclitus.

Graham, Daniel W. “Heraclitus.” Stanford University. The Stanford Encyclopedia

            of Philosophy Fall 2015 Edition. Stanford University. 08 Feb. 2007 Web

            24 Mar.2016 http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heraclitus/

Webber, Michel and Will Desmond. “Handbook of Whiteheadian Process

            Thought.” Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2016          

  http://www.academia.edu/279955/Handbook_of_Whiteheadian_Process_Thought