Is balance the secret to life, or one of many secrets to life?
2007-07-20 17:38:57 · 19 answers · asked by blue_girl 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I guess I mean does balance (in the world, in one's life, etc.,) shape the way that people's life goes or even goes as far as affecting our existence.
2007-07-20 17:44:41 · update #1
Balance is not only secret to life but to every thing needs to act for achievement. Balance only leads a successive move. It is not only psychically but theoretically also, balance is middle which keeps the total erect / perfect.
Balance is said secret because it has to be created, but wait ! it is most important too ! to any activity.
2007-07-20 17:52:30 · answer #1 · answered by kbn_25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maintaining balance in form, function, and life in general is to have what the Chinese call 'wa' which translates as harmony. The body is a self-healing, self-regulating organism and in our lives we should do all we can to support this process including seeking balance. I believe that all things are interconnected and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Therefore what is done on an individual scale ripples out to affect those around us.
Maintaining balance in your life I think is key to leading a good life. This is because balance encompasses so many elements drawing them together to create harmony. I believe it is important to meet our needs (this includes the obvious physical needs of food, water, shelter, and warmth) particularly:
# Security — safe territory and an environment which allows us to develop fully
# Attention (to give and receive it) — a form of nutrition
# Sense of autonomy and control — having volition to make responsible choices
# Being emotionally connected to others
# Feeling part of a wider community
# Friendship, intimacy — to know that at least one other person accepts us totally for who we are, “warts 'n' all”
# Privacy — opportunity to reflect and consolidate experience
# Sense of status within social groupings
# Sense of competence and achievement
# Meaning and purpose — which come from being stretched in what we do and think
when these needs are met - balance maintained - then we hold the best chance of living a fulfilling successful (in all areas not just monetary) life.
I believe this because if we are healthiest then we want for nothing and have a clear mind (not clouded by emotions or memories) that can improvise and search for creative answers to problems as well as seek out what it is that we desire out of life.
2007-07-21 01:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by Fionnbhar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You betcha ! The old saying "Know Thyself" boils down to that. Linear thinking is what confuses us. Past, present, future. Beginning, middle, end. If you find the center life is a panoramic view of all three elements. That's life in the fourth dimension. That's where perspective rolls from the gut. It's not to the East. It's not to the West. It's not forwards, backwards, or dead ahead. It's now.Live now.
2007-07-21 00:48:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Balance, I guess you'd have to describe balance, but balance is good because you don't overdo in any aspect of your life. I think you have to be hopeful, but realistic. I don't think you have to balance love with hate. So most times, I would say yes. I also think we should have a belief in a higher power and that we should respect the Earth.
2007-07-21 00:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To a great extent...yes. Different cultures have their own unique beliefs and way of life, but I find that not one way of life deals with life the best way. So better to consider a balance of all beliefs, depending on the situation. Materialism vs. spiritualism, liberal vs. conservative, etc. etc.
2007-07-21 11:17:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in my life, I try to maintain some "balance" between the pleasures of the flesh and helping others in need.
2007-07-21 07:43:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the life need to think like God to have better life and to know secret of life
2007-07-21 02:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paying attention is the secret to life, because by paying attention we gain knowledge, which is the key to life's cycles. From knowledge we gain experience. From experience we gain answers. From answers we gain balance, and are then able to truly move forward in our lives.
2007-07-21 21:43:44 · answer #8 · answered by Shihan 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-07-21 04:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by vladimirpopovic 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who knows? Anyone answering this question is a human, how are they supposed to know the secrets of life? (No offense, anyway, its a great question.)
2007-07-21 00:42:12 · answer #10 · answered by Me Being Me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋