Identification

Everybody has a favorite. 

If you've ever been anywhere from 3-17 while these guys, the Ninja Turtles, were popular, you're a fan. Moreso, you're a fan of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo OR Raphael. Maybe two of them, if you're that dynamic. You identified with one or two of the turtles, and conceded that the others just aren't for you. 


I've always felt differently. I've always felt that, rather than identifying with one or two ninja turtles, that they were all essentially a part of your overall balance.

The first is Leonardo balancing with Raphael, or discipline balancing with disorder. Strangely enough, they seemed to butt heads quite a bit because both had leader personalities; Leonardo is even tempered and deliberate; always trying to figure out the right way to do things, and Raphael is brash and headstrong; caring little about rules or regulations. Both had a tendency to be reclusive when not in action; internally, Leonardo is always focusing on discipline, and Raphael just wanting to be alone.

The other concept is the cerebral balance; Donatello versus Michelangelo, or the keen analytical mind versus the free mind. Both are very observational; both share a strong extraverted personality. Donatello loves to share inventions and concepts with the others, while Michelangelo loves to smell the roses and party. One tends to speak very technical while the other is always very relaxed and detached, even when excited.

I believe, in conjunction, the range between the two sets of balances represent personality aspects of all individuals, however analogous the relationship.