“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” – Leonardo da Vinci
‘The Mathematics of Life’ is a self-empowerment lecture formulated by the PAFPI-YaKAP Movement based on Leonardo da Vinci’s words combined with unconventional ways of explaining how one can relate Mathematics to a human being’s capacity and ability to use his or her mind. Some of the unconventional ways mentioned in this lecture includes the concept of Yin and Yang, The Law of Attraction, Albert Einstein’s Law of Special Relativity, etc. This lecture focuses on the different issues regarding psychosocial development and how one would perceive his or her life when immersed on a given environment, especially when faced with a positive HIV status.
Mathematics is derived from the Greek word máthēma, which means science, knowledge and learning; and mathēmatikōs, which means fond of learning. It is the science of numbers and operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations.
Mathematics is a field thought by many to be too complex like a dark labyrinth the naked eye cannot comprehend. Most people are appalled by the idea of spending enormous amount of time to solve complex equations like one would encounter in Algebra. Just imagining the concept of Trigonometry would put one in a sour mood without even having the chance to look at a different angle to solve a problem brought by SIN, COS or TAN. If one encountered Calculus and was given a task to find the limit in a function, is he really thinking of a way to find the limit or giving himself the limit to do so?
This is how one would react upon mentioning the idea of HIV. When one would be confronted to take the test to know his HIV status, he would face the situation like he was facing a complex mathematical equation. How much more when one is confirmed to be positive for HIV?
If one weren’t familiar with both HIV and Mathematics, he or she would feel a wave of shock and experience paranoia, which stems out from a build up of different scenarios gathering in his or her mind. Some would even resort to suicide despite the availability of medications available in the market to suppress the virus. There are support groups who are also willing to help someone accept the reality of his her situation.
This is how powerful one’s mind is. In an instant, a wrong perception would cost someone’s life. This is also a crucial situation on how one would take the reality of having an HIV positive status. One would readily give up without even trying: the best description one would commonly show upon hearing the words “Mathematics” and “HIV.” Just the idea of the two can alter one’s perception about something he hasn’t even tried to solve or conquer.
This is why “The Mathematics of Life” came into the picture, because dealing with HIV is like dealing with problems brought by Mathematics. One doesn’t need to be an expert or a genius to arrive with a solution. He just need to have the guts to believe in himself that whatever his journey might bring along the way, it would somehow lead to a breakthrough on his life.
The module on the lecture is currently researched by the PAFPI-YaKAP Movement core team members and will be properly delivered to PAFPI’s clients and interested participants once the research is completed.