Math Morals (Part 3): Rounding

Let us take a look at what the concept of rounding numbers teaches us in our real life. Rounding means estimating a number by trying to remove its decimal places and assuming that the number equals to a certain whole number. And rounding can be done to several places. To explain what I just expressed, let us round the number 2356.4

to the nearest whole number. We know that we round a number up if the next digit is equal to or greater than 5 and we round a number down if the next digit is less than 5. All the numbers after our rounding place become zeros. So 2356.4 to the nearest whole number would be 2346 because the 4 after the decimal is less than 5, so the 6 in 2356.4 remains a 6. Likewise if we want to round this number to the nearest thousand, we see that the thousands place is occupied by 2 and the next number is 3. Since 3 is less than 5, therefore 2 remains 2 and the answer would be 2000. This was enough of a revision for rounding. Now let's get to the philosophy and insights. Let us consider being rounded down as bad and being rounded up as good.

The concept of rounding teaches us that our surrounding and company matters. We may go down (or demote our status and character) or up (improve ourselves) according to them. We need to remain close to good people. Therefore, our surroundings are like a whirlpool. They pull us. Thus if we remain close to good, we will be pulled towards it and if we choose otherwise, we'll go off the right track. Even being equally close to good and bad (in the case of rounding, this is represented by the number 5), you are likely to be categorized definitely, so stay close to good so that you are definitely categorized as a good person. The name 'rounding' itself suggests that we are influenced or rounded up by people around us.

What we also learn from the concept of rounding is that other people consider our character or personality to be like the people we spend our time with. Just like 25.6 is considered 26 because it is close to 26. Even if the groups we hangout with, or the activities we do are not a true reflection of ourselves, people will consider us what we do or spend our time doing. So this means that in order to portray a good picture of ourselves, we need to hang out with the right type of people. Only then will people have a good opinion about us.

Being able to round at all places (10's, 100's etc) shows that the battle of evil and good is happening everywhere and at all levels. Inside us, in our surroundings, governments etc. Another thing that different places show us is that we have to be with good people in all levels, in terms of thousands, millions etc. so trying to live under just governments is the best option. Otherwise, we might be working under the wrong system like the interest-based banking system, or oppression, or racism etc. because let us take the example of the number 2. Rounded to the nearest 10, it is equal to 0. Rounded to the nearest 100, it is still 0. Rounded to the nearest 1000, it is still 0. Therefore, no matter which place you round it to, since it resides close to 0 (for example, an unjust government), so it will always be represented by that number (or for example, the government).

I would like to hear from the readers, especially mathematicians and philosophers, on this philosophical concept of mathematics. Hopefully I will get someone feedback on my social media.