Week 4- Gravity, Force, and e=mc^2

The function of Gravity is to attract too objects toward one another. It enables objects to stay in a fixed position. Gravity works in a macro-spacial level, yet is easily disrupted using simple methods. For example, rubbing a balloon onto someone hair, creating electrostatic energy which elevates their hair- going against the force of gravity.
Gravity gives us a sense of being grounded to our planet & to space and time. Yet, as evident by the ability to easily disrupt the force of gravity, it is the weakest of the four Fundamental Forces.

The Four Forces (in order of weakest to strongest), Gravity, Weak Interactions, Electromagnetism, & Strong Interactions describe the connection of all objects in space, but all have slightly different properties.
Like I mentioned, Gravity is the weakest of them all. It will attract two masses toward one another, and that creates a stronger attraction for other masses, Thus, it works on the largest scale of all the forces. It can be easily disrupted, yet we rely on it on a micro scale to clump matter together to form molecules, and thus organisms. This allows for our macro scale dependence on it for life and evolution to occur.
Weak interactions work on very small scales within the nucleus of atoms and allows for radioactive decay to take place. This is the necessary breakdown of atomic nucleus' that releases matter and energy back into the universe.
Electromagnetism is unique in the sense that it involves both positive and negative charges. Because of this, the charges balance out, thus there remains a smaller concentration of charge. Electromagnetism has the ability to work on a larger scale, but tends to only be seen functioning on a smaller scale.
Strong interactions are, of course, the strongest force of the four. Like weak interaction, it functions on a very small scale, a sub-nucleic level. It's force can be seen in action when there are two positively
charged protons next to one another within the nucleus of a molecule. In the case of electromagnetism, these charges would repel one another, but strong interactions keep them close. These interactions also contain both protons and neutrons within the nucleus, thus allowing for atoms to exist.


When considering how e=mc^2 has affected my life, I think about healthful vs. harmful food consumption. My position has been that the importance of consuming natural whole foods is that they provide the array of nutrients that we need to maintain our health, whereas processed foods do not offer that same nutrient diversity. But along with that, prior to my studies of TCM, I would say that whole foods made in nature also contain "energy" that transfers to the being who consumes it, and is utilized in the natural biological processes.
However, when considering the formula of e=mc^2, it states that any object with mass also has energy, so, you could say that an apricot that fell from its tree would contain the same amount of energy as a factory-processed food product of the same mass. So, my use in the past of the term "energy" to refer to the added greatness of whole foods vs. processed was an under-informed use. What I now know that I meant was "qi." Qi is not energy because, unlike energy, qi does not necessarily have mass. Therefore, one should not ever refer to qi as energy, because it is simply incorrect according to Einstein's equation.