Life Means Balancing The Imbalances

Real gratification comes in life only through Moderation
In The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare had said through the mouth of Nerissa,”It is no mean happiness therefore, to be seated in the mean; superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer”It means everything should be done in moderation.The best key is to balance the imbalances.
FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE......If we are gluttons, we grow obese, thus becoming vulnerable to so many ailments waiting to do their dirty job on us.Simultaneously, if we do not eat enough, our body lacks proper nutrition and it suffers the bane of malnutrition.Thus overeating and non-eating are extremes do not help us to live life fully.The only sane way is to balance the two.
RELIGION.......There are so many fanatics who blindly make religious demands.As a result, they live in the illusory world.

Their over-righteous attitude to life makes them see things only in two ways right or wrong.Contrarily there are godless people without a strand of conscience in their hearts.They are more like animals who give way to lusts, desires and all sorts of immoral and hedonistic activities.So religious fanaticism and godlessness are two extremes that will only bring grief in life.The aftermath is an imbalance that can only bring disaster.So we need moderation.That is a challenge we should face in life.
MAN AND WOMAN......This is an unavoidable fact of life that everything in this life has its opposites.A person is tall if only compared to a short man.Freedom is only meaningful when we experience the shackles of restrictions.We value our health because we know we are capable of falling ill.
YOUTH AND BEAUTY.....Society has penchant for youthfulness.So in its extreme everybody tries to stay young.Cosmetics world has reached stratospheric heights in business.But is evanescent and nature has its way.Old codgers fight a losing battle with time.Finally senility sets in, one sits forlorn at his home with nothing but a book, a servant and a mouse.The desirable extreme or trying to remain young will result in the unhappy extreme of getting old.If we can balance these imbalances we can live peacefully with ourselves and let nature run its course painlessly and gently.
THE MIDAS TOUCH......A super rich man is apprehensive of losing his power of lucre.A person living in abject penury is anxious about where his next meal will come from.A moderate person who simply works for his living has no fear of losing his wealth.
EVALUATION......Those who over exercise, burn themselves out.Those who sit sedately all day suffer atrophy.A boy who buries himself in books has no friends.Another who makes friends fails il his exams.Riding at a breakneck speed on a motorcycle means you may lose your balance.Not moving at all means you cannot sit balanced on your motorcycle too.Life is full of paradoxes.Viewers to live life king-size keep moderation and try to balance the imbalances.
 

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