Structure demands discipline without it, it is chaos.
Structure demands discipline, without discipline, structure is chaos. So, we have no order if there is no discipline. What is structure, discipline, and chaos? To me, structure is something that has a form or shape to it. It is that way because it was shaped, or in some way made to hold that specific position. If there were no specific form to it, this “structure” would be nothing . . . in other words there would be chaos.
We as humans are /were designed to have structure. We were not created to run amuck. God set before us free will yes, but within reason, we do, whether we like it or not, have rules/guidelines that we are to follow. This is our discipline. Now in light of all of this, we do in fact have a choice. We can choose to either follow these rules/guidelines because as we have grown up we have learned to discipline ourselves, or we can choose not to. This allows other to do the disciplining for us which in a way is itself, chaos.
Structure – Discipline=Chaos
This can be seen in a couple of more specific examples. For example, line, queuing lines. These are the structure which creates discipline because people fall into in instead of standing randomly where ever they want. Lines are the structure for which we are disciplined in knowing that without this structure there would be chaos. The order that is put in place should not be taken away.
Another example of this is that is somewhat crazy, but completely true is how this relates to driving in a foreign country. Now, if you have ever been in a foreign country especially third world country, driving is just flat out scary. For some reason, the roads, signs, traffic signals, and the people driving have absolutely no sense of structure. Now this could be do to lack of government involvement, But the lack of structure, causes a great lack of discipline, causing an even greater amount of chaos. Which in the end could ultimately cause death, but I haven’t seen it happen yet. . .
Nothing of disorder can become order.
We are given the following example: A desk with papers all over, which is unorganized, is in a room with no one in there. Can the papers on the desk become organized? No, they cannot, not without some sort of action, exerted energy, or effort that is put forth. However, the opposite is true. That which has order can become disordered. Take for example a pile of leaves. This pile once was of disorder. However, by means of a rake and energy, the disorder became order. Now, the wind picks up and the leaves are scattered across the yard causing the once ordered leaves to be disordered.
Counter Argument (Nothing of disorder can become order.)
What about in the case of molecules that are liquid. If the liquid freezes wouldn’t that be order. The properties of water make me think that water in a liquid state id more chaotic and disordered than when it is in a solid state. So, in this case I would say that the statement, nothing of disorder can become order, would be false.
Created for Structure
As stated above, we were created by God. There is structure to what He has created and because we were created in His image, I would be inclined to think that we too would strive for structure and with that discipline in our lives. Chaos does not seem logical to me and I am happy with structure so that I know what I am doing. However, sometimes that means trusting God for structure in our lives!
