I'm an extremist in terms of my emotional dealings. Someone ealier mentioned the analogy of an elastic string stretched at both ends and then swinging up and down once pulled back. The state of balance is described as the time when the string comes to a complete rest.
Now I would add to this analogy further in saying that the length of the string and the amount it is stretched play a major role. The longer the string, the further and longer it swings up and down, whereas the shorter string attains balance much faster.
I guess time makes all our strings shorter automatically but consiousness can also help in the process if one chooses to. I think I'm a pretty tall string right now, I'm working on being level-headed and emotionally controlled. I'm much better now at 21 than when I was last year or when I was 17. I've noticed one prevelant trait among the wise, that is they have a LOT of control over their emotions.
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