It is interesting, I think, to consider the depth at which the idea of interconnectivity goes. Now, one could find small superficial examples, of course - such as, I have shoes because someone made them - but it is the subtle levels that I think I enjoy considering most.
The idea that light and darkness are connected is something I consider regularly as I meditate; I should explain:
There can be no darkness without without light and there can be no light without darkness; the fuel each other. If there were no light, there would be only darkness, and as such we would have no need to call it "darkness" it would just be. In turn, if there were no darkness, we would have no need to call anything "light" because to say something is "light" implies that something else could be "dark" - light would just be as well.
This is my favorite concept of emptiness as well. "Light" must be let go of in order to understand this. We cannot conceive of such a thing as "light" if "darkness" does not exist. So, if we forget about "darkness" and we see light as simply there, and not as "light", then we can perhaps get a glimpse in true emptiness, and maybe even an understanding of what is meant by, "only empty hands can hold" - how are they connected? You tell me.
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