OVERBALANCED
Know when enough is enough.
Restraint is partner to freedom.An overworked act becomes boring.
An outstayed welcome is unwelcome.
An overplayed hand invites failure.
An overstretched posture injures.
Be sure to live throughout life!
And withdraw honourably.
Over?
Balanced!
'Going too far', 'Taking things
to excess', 'Having too much of a good thing' are
familiar expressions for forms of imbalance.
In personal life, this
can be manifested not just in over-eating or alcohol abuse, but
also in fanatical attachment to
religious beliefs or moral codes.
In
social or political groups, it can lead to
bigotry, an inability to realise when long-held
ideals have become irrelevant or impractical to
implement.
The philosophical character of Tao is
pragmatic: inclining towards the 'tried and
trusted', but open to fresh perspectives - if they
can prove themselves.
