Everything in Moderation
"All things in moderation! Too much of this or that is bad for you and will spoil. Don't drink too much. Don't sleep too much. Don't eat too much. Don't be angry too much. Don't be happy too much. It's wrong if you're too happy -- it means you're a maniac.
We grow up listening to the age old phrase and I think some of us internalize it in an unhealthy way. It is an unequivocal truth of being: Things, in general, must intrinsically have a "too much" line that when crossed makes the thing wrong. But what about moderation... If one's whole life was spent in moderation; isn't that an excess of moderation and therefore something to be avoided? It frightens me to think of what big ideas I could miss in life if I was more conservative about what is or is not a suitable adventure. Refer to my curry article.
Maybe there are some things to stay away from, though. Those are the things that will hinder your overall happiness in the long haul. Like gambling, heroin and parachute-less cliff diving.
I bet it's a cliché meditation of the youthful mind. Still, think about it.
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