[Being Chris]

When I was a young(er) philosophy student, a good friend of mine taught me one of the most important concepts that I would hold, and still hold, very dear to my understanding of the universe. The concept in question is no less than Einstein’s famous equation E=Mc2; so, while the idea itself is not unique to my friend, his explanation of its reality is what I will always cherish as an utterly important insight.

This equation of Einstein’s states that energy is equal to (or inherently the same as) the mass of an object multiplied by the speed of light ( a constant) squared. Since the speed of light is a constant, the most important parts of this equation are energy on one side and mass on the other. The terms energy and mass are terms that can be exchanged for other terms in order to really understand what this equation says.

Energy can refer to motion, resistance, heat, light, impetus, push and pull, emotion, and any other type of action.

Mass can refer to matter, body, objects, rocks, carpet, the human body, and any other type of physical existent.

So, on one side of the equation you have non-physical action, or pure energy, and on the other side of the equation you have physical existents, or pure mass. And what is it that this equation does to these two aspects of reality? It equates them (as an equation is wont to do). Matter and energy are the exact same thing in two different forms – the constant in the formula (the speed of light) does not separate the energy and mass, it just explains an inherent ratio. More simply, it shows that there is a hell of a lot of energy in every speck of matter.

Einstein’s equation serves as a unifier; it shows that everything in the universe, at the most fundamental level, is the same. For what is there besides matter and energy? Body and motion? Being and doing, perhaps? The thing is, at the deepest core, we shouldn’t even need to connect the two concepts with an article (“and”), because they are the same, and by doing so we create a redundancy. It would probably make more universal sense for our group to say Being Is Doing (but BID is not as fun to use in an promotional sense as BAD).

What exactly does all of this ethereal (yet scientifically very real) stuff have to do with every day life? Well, in my opinion, just about everything. When considered along with the Laws of Thermodynamics (Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; Matter can neither be created nor destroyed), it means that everything that we (human beings – the synthesis of matter and energy) do is manifested in the world around us, whether we realize it or not. The butterfly effect is not unique to the insect in China and the weather on the other side of the globe; the butterfly effect is taking flight out of every single thought and every single action that we have or act on.

Being And Doing, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides volunteer service and promotional ability to other charitable organizations in the hopes of generating a feeling of family amongst groups that do Good. It is also an experiment, testing the hypothesis of E=Mc2. If we take responsibility for our thoughts and actions, and focus our energy on the people and things that we believe need amplification, can we create a noticeable and positive change? Will it spread outward from our focus into the focus of others?

If you want to change the physical world, you first have to be able to change your mental world. In reality, there is no difference between the two.

Energy=Mass multiplied by a gargantuan number.

Thanks Paule G., we couldn’t have formulated our plan with confidence without you.

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