The Law of Equivalent Exchange: First Law of Alchemy Part II

"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's first law of Equivalent and Exchange"


Sound's familiar? of course.. If you’ve seen Full Metal Alchemist. I like the Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood though, compared to the first one. It’s the story about these two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, on their search for the knowledge of reviving their mother using the alchemy. On their first attempt of human transmutation, the Door of Knowledge took Ed’s right arm and foot while Al lost his whole body. Ed put Al’s soul in an old armor.

If we will use the idea of the anime to our lives, is it really true that we have to lost or give something so we can gain something with an equal value?

For me, YES. The whole idea is somehow true to me. I guess you have to give something like to gain something. Like, if wanted to be happy give up sadness. It’s not easy though, but how can you smile or laugh if you are keeping something dark in your heart. If you wanted to lose weight then start working out. Equivalent Exchange right? If you wanted to move on, give up the old you so you can face the newer you. You don’t have to give up your past, coz everyone has our own story. We can learn from our past so don’t give it up.

If you lost something, probably, something will replace that with the same value or maybe more or better.

Keep the faith.