Form Follows Function

The statement form follows function is an excellent example of a phrase that can be taken from its original context and applied to other realms. Form follows function is an architectural based phrase that indicates the form a structure is given is derived from the intended function of that structure. Could this concept be applied to human characteristics or traits? Could the formation of our talents, abilities and innate skills constitute that we have a specific function? Does a statement of this nature allude to intelligent design? Could there be a general purpose for each individual occupying time and matter? I would say yes.

However, I am left to believe that this concept does propose certain challenges when the roles are reversed. Could you imagine function following form? This alone could thrust an individual into an investigative frenzy as they tried to figure out the purpose of their particular form. This certainly would generate its fair share of who, what, where, when and why’s. But isn’t this what we do every day in scientific discovery? We are forms trying to figure out our functions. We are asking questions and researching the very meaning of our existence. Why is this the first question that often rolls off an inquisitive mind? To which the road of many answers soon follow. It is up to the individual to scour through these answers to secure the path to the truth.

I only write this today to spark thought not to challenge individual thoughts. I am trying to encourage swimming and not necessarily judge your stroke. The first step is the decision that one needs to go a little deeper. “Diving into the shallow is more dangerous than leaping into the deep.”