Life is a balancing act and your Quest should be to embrace the ups & downs, the good & the bad, the joy & the challenges.
The Golden Mean
In chapter 14 of my book This Is Your Quest I describe with the help of Aristotle, the concept of the golden mean. Aristotle explains that the golden mean is an intermediate condition between two other states: one involving excess and the other deficiency. To take an example, the courageous person judges that some dangers are worth facing and others not, and experiences fear to a degree that is appropriate to his circumstances. The courageous person lies between a coward, who feels every danger and experiences excessive fear, and the rash person, who experiences little or no fear. Finding the golden mean in any situation is not a mechanical or thoughtless procedure but one which requires a full and detailed acquaintance with the circumstances.
This golden mean concept is known as the middle way in Eastern Philosophy, such as Buddhism; it describes the path between two extremes. The middle way can be considered a universal pursuit – a Quest for a way of life that would give the greatest value to human existence.
And this, my dear friend, is your Quest!
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Great post! would you describe yourself as someone who is able to find the golden mean?
yes ! this is true…
😀🙏 Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to practice that “balancing act” every day and becoming an expert at it! Over to you! .
Like your positivity and philosophy. 👍
Thank you 😀🙏! So glad to hear that that positivity and philosophy managed to reach you!