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Many of our problems stem when we somehow we lose our sense of
balance and go overboard. We fail to keep a balance in the way we
approach matters.
We get so angry that we scream and shout to the
point of being offensive when all that was needed was a gentle
reminder. We lost our emotional balance and subsequently lost a
friend.
We like to eat, but when we eat too much we gain
weight that not only is unnecessary for life but also becomes a
liability to good health. Here again, we do not eat what the
nutritionists call “well-balanced” meals.
A drink now and then isn’t a bad thing, but
when we lose our balance and drink ourselves into alcoholism, we
find ourselves in a life-threatening situation.
Television can be very entertaining and even
educational, but too much TV makes you morph into a couch potato.
Not good. You have lost your sense of balance and are getting too
much of a good thing.
I read articles in the newspaper about computer
addiction. It seems that some people are so taken up with the
Internet and computer games that they lose all sense of time and
balance when they get online. Some do so even if it seriously
affects their social life and even their good health. There have
even been cases of computer addicts who so abused themselves that
they actually died in front of their computer. That is truly losing
one’s balance. Too much of anything, even a good thing, isn’t
good. For example, nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure.
Drug addicts go so far as to self-destruct in
their pursuit of pleasure. Smokers literally kill themselves because
they cannot live without their pleasure. When I told my 35-year-old
cousin years ago that her smoking habit might kill her, she laughed
and said something about dying with a cigarette in her hand. Smoking
killed her.
Even in religious matters, we can lose our
balance. There are those who kill in the name of God believing it
pleases Him. Then there are people who get so involved in Church
matters that they neglect their families.
Living a healthy lifestyle is all about balance.
It is difficult because we are easily drawn to excess, but then, we
need to strive to find the right balance that allows us to keep
everything in proper perspective.
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If you have problems about drugs, alcohol and
behavior/attitude call my office at 8206107 or 8251771 or e-mail me
at gvcbuenca-@vasia.com or write me at P.O. Box 2099 MCPO, Makati
City.
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