avatarAnnelise Lords

Summary

The author reflects on the dualities of life, emphasizing the importance of balance in navigating life's contrasting experiences.

Abstract

In a contemplative essay titled "Where I Am From? — I Am From Balance," the author takes inspiration from Vidya Sury's "Collecting Smiles: Where I Am From" to explore the concept of balance as a central theme of their identity. The piece delves into a series of contrasts such as poverty and wealth, failure and success, love and hate, and wisdom and stupidity, illustrating how the author finds personal growth and understanding at the intersection of these extremes. Emphasizing the choice to embrace kindness, knowledge, and positivity, the author concludes that balance is key to understanding life's trials and maintaining health and sanity. The essay serves as a reminder that life is a continuous learning experience, where every opposite has a role in personal development.

Opinions

  • The author believes that experiencing both ends of life's spectrum, such as poverty and wealth, provides valuable lessons.
  • Balance is seen as a tool for awareness, allowing the author to learn from contrasting experiences without being overwhelmed by them.
  • The essay suggests that personal choice plays a significant role in shaping one's character, particularly in choosing between opposing forces like honesty and lies.
  • The author posits that maintaining a middle ground between extremes like sanity and madness is crucial for resilience and mental health.
  • There is an underlying belief that life's purpose is to learn and grow from the full range of human experiences, from pleasure and pain to loss and gain.
  • The author expresses a commitment to positivity and productivity, regardless of circumstances such as freedom or captivity.
  • The piece concludes with the conviction that balance is not just a passive state but an active principle that simplifies life and aids in overcoming its challenges.

Where I Am From? — I Am From Balance

I am from everywhere and nowhere!

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Enjoying Vidya Sury's Collecting Smiles: Where I Am From and she inspired me to write this piece.

I am from everywhere and nowhere That allows me to be very aware

I am from poverty, while learning the value of wealth Fighting to stay in the middle not going below the belt

I am from failure and success Both teach different lessons on how to progress

I am from Yes and No Both can save or end my life, wherever I go

I am from bravery and cowardice Both I fear like a throw of a dice

I am from heaven and hell A taste of both can determine where I dwell

I am from love and hate I learn from both before it’s too late

I am from kindness and cruelty One is ugly, the other is a beauty I have a choice, and kindness became my duty

I am from joy and sorrow Always hoping for a happier tomorrow

I am from ignorance and knowledge. I know a lot, even though I didn’t finish college

I am from sanity and madness Both have caused me distress But staying in the middle, I can see all who want to harm or impress Guiding me, while showing me what’s best

I am from wisdom and stupidity Learning from both on how to live and love humanity

I am from laughter and tears I use both to heal and repair My heart when I am in despair. Sharing only laughter whether you are far or near

I am from war and peace Understanding that one needs unity to increase

I am from a smile and a frown One stays up and the other must stay down

I am from guilt and innocence Tasting both makes a difference

I am from honesty and lies One destroys, and the other energize Because, with the truth, nothing will be in disguise You will see life with your own eyes

I am from beautiful and ugly Both are inside all of humanity And I can choose to be beautiful without vanity

I am from freedom and captivity None of them can halt my productivity No matter where I am I stick to positivity

I am from dirty and clean Each takes a turn, never both on the scene

I am from light and darkness Hope and love, I can identify in all of life’s wickedness

I am from good and evil Both have causes and reasons But I have a choice, cause, and reasons to be good all seasons

I am from pleasure and pain Life taught me how to endure both again and again.

I am from famine and feast. Understanding that both teach lessons every day of the week

I am from loss and gain Each must be allowed to play their game

I am from giving and taking Exchanging good intentions, being real not faking

I am from life and death Everything that begins, must have an end

If I miss anything, life will give me a second chance Because I am from BALANCE!

Balance allows me to understand life’s trials, obstacles, and whys. Giving balance its due, helps me to simplify life and stay healthy and sane. Lol.

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