I wanted to take a moment to talk about my favorite number. It is one small part of my largest tattoo and people often ask me about it.
From Wikipedia:
In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. The figure on the right illustrates the geometric relationship. Expressed algebraically, for quantities a and b with a > b,
where the Greek letter phi (
) represents the golden ratio. Its value is:
From <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio>
Phi represents the perfect goal. Nature evolves to meet perfection. There is a perfect aesthetic and symmetry in the golden ratio. The ratio implies motion and fluidity. Music and dance, art and science. When the world around me is in alignment, I am at peace. My future environment will maintain Phi at the core of every element.
a + b is to a as a is to b
A more comforting statement has never been made
Perfection in ratio to internal balance
The art of science incarnate in a single concept – Phi
The heart of music and dance
While math brings them together
A static number that implies motion and tranquility
As one number leads into the next we flow gracefully to infinity
The greater contains the lesser, while perfectly nestling
This is my goal, my target, represented in a single irrational number