Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Yin and the Yang

As I sat in a taxi staring at a sticker in the form of an eight-sided Chinese bagua with a yin yang symbol in the center, I wondered if the driver was trying to provide a sense of well-being and balance for his passengers in the backseat. Certainly, I, myself, could use some of the positive energy that this feng shui diagram is supposed to impart. Yet, the placement seemed odd. These symbols are typically found on doorways, at dead-ends, in offices, and in homes. The few times that I've seen them inside cabs, they were in the front of the vehicle. My curiosity finally got the best of me and I decided to ask the taxi driver why he put this sticker on the back of the front seat. It turns out that it's covering up a hole in the vinyl upholstery.