Who taught: Emily and David

Flag of South Korea (source: wikipedia)

As a South Korean, I am very fond of blue and red colors because the flag of South Korea has TAEGUK in the center which has blue and red colors to represent yin and yang. (For that reason, it is also called TAE-GEUK-GI.) Blue is yin and red is yang. Looking at the flag, you can tell the blue and red colors are tightly connected to each other. This represents a continuous movement within infinity, the two merging as one. (source: Wikipedia)

Two days ago, there was a midterm election in the U.S. from which new U.S. Senate and House of Representatives members were selected. (Some states also elected new governors.) I was very interested in finding out the result. Not surprisingly, it was a big win by the Republican party, GOP (Grand Old Party), over the Democratic party. One of the most interesting outcomes was related with Pennsylvania (PA) state where I live. Historically, PA has been considered as a Democratic stronghold. For this reason, people call PA a “blue state with red center.” Do you know why? The identified color of the Democratic party is blue whereas that of the Republican is red. In the center of PA, a very rural area with a very low population density, people are all republicans whereas most of the people other than the center are democrats. But, this time, Republican candidates swept PA. Especially, governor and senator were from the Republican party.

After the election, my friend Emily and David updated their facebook status, saying “PA is going Red.” Now, without knowing the context mentioned above, no one would be able to understand what it means. Or maybe, people might think PA is gonna be in debt since “being in the red” means being in debt. Don’t you think?

So, to sum it up, it was very interesting for me to see the conflict between Red and Blue in the U.S.

But, I am sure that the new leaders, regardless of their parties, will work together, just like yin and yang of TAEGEUK, so that the country is really moving up to the infinity and beyond like a soaring eagle.