EIP: Extreme is Poisonous.

EIP: 

Extreme is Poisonous. 

 

If we leave apart few thing such as, scoring cent percent marks in exam in any subject, extreme of anything is dangerous. Like in food, all ingredients should be in balance quantity to make it delicious; in life also everything must be balanced. Though people think that having good things such as love, money and power are good as much as you can possess, it is not true. Excess of money and power also brings evil if one does not know how to handle it wisely. Mostly it is found that the future generations in family get spoiled if they are brought-up in extreme affluence and power since birth. 

 

Sometime even the extreme of giving or receiving love also becomes poisonous. A child when he does not get balance between love and discipline, he will fail to develop a success driven personality. Nature also teaches us that if things are in their extremes life can’t exist. For instance there is no life on North or South Pole or in deserts. One should try to create balance in life. Probably Buddha’s middle way meant to have balance in life and teaches us to avoid extremities. 

5 Tips to remain on middle path:

1. Develop an attitude of detachment with things.

2. Reduce the expectations in relationships.

3. Develop the habit of giving.

4. Drop your ego or at least manage your ego effectively.

5. Be more polite and more humble if you have excess of good things.