Secrets To Happiness : MIDDLE PATH
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Secrets To Happiness : MIDDLE PATH
Very often in life, we tend to ask ourself the question, “How much is enough?”, or maybe, “Have I done enough?”.
That’s right. What constitutes enough or not enough can be pretty subjective. For example, “love” is something that for the person giving and receiving, “enough” might be looked upon, felt or measured very differently. “Freedom” is another. How much “freedom” is enough?
Well, in life, it is always a struggle to maintain a balance between enoughs and not enoughs. Over-doing it is not a good thing, and neither is under-doing it. Doing too much or not doing enough can also be no good. Many situations, people and things in life are like the analogy: “A bird in hand; Hold too tight, afraid it dies; Hold not tight enough, afraid it flies away.” What a predicament indeed.
That’s the reason why many wise people, great thinkers and philosophers in history from all over the world, advocates “The Path of Moderation”. “The Middle Path”. “The Doctrine of the Mean”.
Not too much, not too little.
Not too big, not too small.
Not too fast, not too slow.
Just nice.
Not too expensive, not too cheap.
Not too left, not too right.
Not too aggressive, not too lackaidasical.
Just nice.
Not too initiative, not too passive.
Not too friendly, not too hostile.
Not too approacheable, not too unapproacheable.
Just nice.
Not too helpful, not too unhelpful.
Don’t be too hardworking, don’t be too lazy.
Don’t be too funny, don’t be too “serious”.
Don’t be too emotional, don’t be too rational.
Just nice.
cheers
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