Roland Frey

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Since student days the author (born in 1955) was interested in the Book of Changes (I Ging) and its underlying complementary principle of Yin and Yang. Similarly, the origin of life on earth required two complementary types of molecules, nucleic acids and proteins or their precursors, both of which were necessary to survive the duality of their rhythmically changing macrocosmic world. Therefore, the author establishes a connection between the origin of life and the Yin-Yang philosophy of ancient China. In his view, the undeniable similarity comes from the light-dark rhythms on earth (day and night, the waxing and waning of the moon, the changes of daylength over one year) upon which both the origin of life and the formal hexagram structure of the I Ging are based. The concept of a dual nature of time, simultaneously comprising cyclicity and linearity, can alter the perception of our individual lifetime and contribute to a life without feeling lack of time. In addition, the continuous presence of molecular repair processes in nature can serve as a model for turning away from the throw-away societies of today towards the production of durable, high-quality, and repairable goods.