Attraction and Repulsion, Reason and Energy, Love and Hate, are necessary to Human existence.” The first line, “Without Contraries is no progression,” has enormous meaning; in simple words this line can be rephrased, “Without disagreement humanity cannot progress.” This idea of competition creating “good” or progress is a Biblical concept. In Proverbs 27:17, David writes, ”Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Therefore, competition and opposing viewpoints are not only just a fact of humanity, but are essential for humanity to progress in a positive manner. The second line is a descriptive reiteration of the first line. The action words, such as attraction and repulsion, and love and hate, Blake utilizes as a way to describe how humans interact with each other in opposing manners, which ultimately allows humanity to
Attraction and Repulsion, Reason and Energy, Love and Hate, are necessary to Human existence.” The first line, “Without Contraries is no progression,” has enormous meaning; in simple words this line can be rephrased, “Without disagreement humanity cannot progress.” This idea of competition creating “good” or progress is a Biblical concept. In Proverbs 27:17, David writes, ”Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Therefore, competition and opposing viewpoints are not only just a fact of humanity, but are essential for humanity to progress in a positive manner. The second line is a descriptive reiteration of the first line. The action words, such as attraction and repulsion, and love and hate, Blake utilizes as a way to describe how humans interact with each other in opposing manners, which ultimately allows humanity to