Everyone says that there are two sides to a coin. You’ve probably heard about the two sides of some coins: e.g., him/her, white/black, happiness/sadness, dark/light, life/death, winter/summer, wet/dry, full/empty.
Dualism be damned. There are really three sides to every coin, if you count the outer edge, as I do. I actually find the outer edge the most interesting. The faces of a coin are usually fairly simple. It’s the outer edge that gives a coin its real character. Is it smooth, knurled, or multi-faceted? The outer edge isn’t there for decoration. It’s the crust that holds the surfaces together.
So, next time someone says they’re sad and they want to be happy, think of that outer edge. Maybe, to get from one side to the other, they may have to spend some time on the edge. Maybe, just maybe, the edge is a better place to be, at least for a while.
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