Rockdale County High School - Tempus Fugit Yearbook (Conyers, GA)

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is Fi-:ffl w,,,,,L , Hiott 'i 4 4-wil:-1 Man - The Paradox What is man? As the few of us who try, often in vain, to find a simple, clear-cut answer to this question stumble about asking other questions, we find that the search itself is the most challenging part of the entire undertaking. We see that there is no single answer, the individual aspects of our humanity are as similar - and as diverse - as we ourselves are. Part of this idea is expressed in the ancient Chinese theory of the yin yang, depicted here and on the cover of the 1978 Tempus Fugit. The yin yang is symbolic of the harmony and balance between all opposing forces such as good and bad, right and wrong, or night and day. We feel it is also a symbol of humanity itself - this wonderful scheme of which we are all a part but often fail to under- stand. Through exploration an understanding is reached and our humanity takes on new meaning. I T fl' 4

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