Balance and Moderation

Anyway, follow up to what I have written last week on the composition of life, it struck me how important it is to have balance in our life. 

Almost everything that we do calls for a moderate mix. 

Let's see. To have a healthy life first and foremost, we need to have a balance diet. The right quantity of Vegetables, Protein and carb. Secondly, enough sleep and rest from the stress of work. A good   balance of work and 'play' is highly recommended be it you are a professional climbing up the corporate ladder or a college student striving for the elusive 4 pointer or that dean's list. 

What else...? Hah! How about the issue on the consumption of sugar. Even the government is trying to drive the fact that we are consuming too much sugar in our food and drinks which leads to diabetes. Yup, too much of a good thing can be bad. But try and go without sugar in totally. What will happen is we will get hypoglycemia. The total opposite of diabetic. Which is just as bad. 

In fact, even Islam calls for balance and moderation in everything that we do. Islam does not want us to go to either extreme. Not over indulge but not deprive either. Our religion highly recommends us to persue knowledge of the world for both this life as well as the hereafter. What's the use of praying 24 hours a day if we dont have any sustanence to stay alive! And a life full of worldly pleasure without a thought of the hereafter is also not worth the while. As one will find out eventually.

So there you go. There are so many examples and I can go on and on, but enough said. I think I have made my point. Its about striking a balance.

So, you know what to do. For sure it may not be easy for some but we have to try and keep to the routine until it becomes a habit. 

Meantime, good nite and enjoy the rest of the week end!