The Principle of Proportion

"Things are well when they move together, not in isolation."

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This means that if in the process of striving toward a goal, we upset our whole life, then we may in turn have accidents that make it hard to reach our goal. And even if we do reach our goal, there will be bitter consequences. For example, if in order to gain money or prestige, we harm our health, sacrifice our loved ones, or give up other values, etc., we may have accidents that prevent us from reaching our goal. Or perhaps we obtain it, but we won't have the good health to enjoy it, nor the loved ones to share it with, nor other values that give us meaning.

"Things are well when they move together" and this is the case because our life is a whole that requires appropriate and not partial balance and development. Since certain things are more important than others, everyone should have a true scale of priorities so that what is primary, secondary, and tertiary can be taken care of proportionally. If energy is applied to each thing according to the importance given to it, everything will truly work together as a whole.

 

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