So if we graph energy versus our distance between them, we will see that a distance far apart, somewhere right here, we're going to have some energy. And as we begin moving them closer and closer, our energy will begin to decrease until we reach this point. And at this point, we have the minimum amount of energy. In other words, nature likes to minimize energy. The more destabilizing it is, the more energy we have. The less energy we have, the more stabilizing our compound is.