'Daniel-sun'

In balance

Or

Balancing for the moment?


For the first 8 seconds, all that was going through my head was, “if the Karate Kid can do it, and so can I, would I make it to the ultimate fighting championship next Thursday?”

In the next second, there was sand between my toes and I was no longer ‘Daniel-San’, I was Jeane Reveendran, the girl who probably had to train a little harder before endeavoring in Championships, which involve a bruise or two on one shoulder (so I hear).

Why is keeping in balance so important?

Why did Mr Miyagi insist that ‘Daniel-San’ learn how to stay in a position like mine?

We all know that movies are where we gain counsel and knowledge on how to live life in the real world? So, when Yoda says “When 900 years you reach, look as good, you will not,” I believe he is telling us that plastic surgery is the way to go, and botox is not that bad an idea.”

You can be either in the state of balance or in the state of trying to be in balance.

Often comfort can be mistaken for balance. We feel comfortable in our situation, perhaps working in a high-flying job, with three cars, a dung beetle as a pet and drinks after work with friends. We don’t want to give up jobs that we hate because we are afraid that by doing so, we will affect the balance in our account books.

Thus, we succumb to balance and continue our comfortable lives.

However, sometimes we have to realize that being in balance does not exactly mean true contentment or happiness.

Maybe it’s time to find a different routine, if Ginger is a back stabber, maybe make friends with Colby, don’t be afraid to try new things. Skip the treadmill and join Hip Hop with Natile at your gym, you may not have hips that don’t lie but you’d be lying to yourself if you didn’t wish you had the guts to join a class but was too afraid to be called a ‘real fat ass bull in a China Shop’.

Hence, if you’re not happy with the pole of life you are balancing on, don’t be afraid to learn how to balance on another pole of experience. It may take a while to find your balance again, but you just might like it.