When I canned peaches last weekend, it took me a while to get the hang of getting the peach halves into the jars. The first jar I just plopped the peaches in haphazardly. Some faced outward, others hung at awkward angles. I couldn't fit very many peaches into a jar and it didn't look very attractive. (That's the jar that'll be opened first)
The next jar, I started to layer the peaches in, cut side down. They slid on top of one another, creating more space and a pretty pattern. By the last jar, I had become a pro, creating a lovely interlaced design and mazimizing the number of peaches that fit in each jar.
I was reminded of the mathematical axiom that the correct solution to a problem is also the most beautiful and elegant. There is an order and a pattern in the universe and it manifests itself everywhere, even in as humble a setting as a jar of peaches.
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