The symbol "i" in mathematics is defined as the solution to the quadratic equation x squared +1=0. It is the "imaginary" number, square root of -1. Though it is imaginary, it is a necessary mathematical tool to extend the range of real numbers R to the complex numbers C, which contains both real & imaginary numbers, a simple example of C being 2+3i.
The concept of an "imaginary" quantity being deemed necessary is also the foundation of spirituality as God, for most people is intangible i.e., not normally perceived through the senses. But Saints of all religions say that human life (like complex numbers!) is incomplete without God. An additional dimension is that human ego instead of being capital "I" (as per grammar) should be diminished to "i" (small "i") to take one towards God & make him real, not imaginary!
So an ideal human life should be like a complex number, with a real (worldly) component + an imaginary (read spiritual) component).
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