Philosophy

 The Golden Mean

We're gonna look into what One of the Great Philosophers - Aristotle had to say with respect to living a life of moderation. 

    Deficiency         Balance             Excess 

1. Cowardice         Courage          Rashness

2. Stinginess          Generosity     Extravagance

3. Slothfulness      Ambition       Greed

4. Humility            Modesty         Pride

5. Secrecy              Honesty          Loquacity

6. Moroseness      Good Humor  Absurdity

7. Quarrelsome    Friendship     Flattery 

8. Self-Indulgence Temperance  Insensitivity

9. Apathy               Composure     Irritability

10.Indecisive    Self-Control      Impulsiveness

He Said, To live a virtuous life necessitates us to shirk both extreme. His motive coincides with Buddha's Middle Path which too preaches to keep balance between deficiency & Extreme. 

The More you contemplate the importance of the Middle Path,The Better understanding you get. 

The key to keep balance I believe is Patience. 

One who has patience acts moderately by default. 

Buddha once said, " Patience is the Highest Austerity " . 

Knowing is not sufficient. One has to practise The Golden Mean in day to day life

It's not easy to act & behave accordingly in prompted situations when our understanding is stricken with confusion. We tend to forget to execute known points of Virtues head-on. This is the hurdle to overcome, once, it gets overcome, you get mystery over your self. 

Do Try, & Keep trying until Each action of yours embodies Virtues.