In their proper measures, these are actually strengths - qualities and characteristics of human beings that aid in our survival as individuals and as a species.
But when misapplied in proportion or circumstance, they become erosive and even destructive of the good in our lives, and often to those of the people around us.
Proper fear is the means by which people avoid injuring or even killing themselves, or each other without justice. Being fearful of one's own maiming or destruction is what prevents the sound man from committing acts that lead to same, as well as the acts of others that would likely produce practically identical results. But when fear becomes an overriding, paralyzing factor, life becomes nightmarish where we no longer find ourselves able to navigate its waters to such a degree that we degrade into a state of mere existence when the degree reaches such a pitch.
In its proper proportion, our right and proper avarice provides the motive force that impels us to pursue the manifold goals that tend to lead to the continuance of our lives, and in many cases to improve our condition. But when gone morbid, it blinds us to what is important in life. Greed run amok turns us into creatures of compulsion where all we choose to see is quantity over quality and our senses become dulled most ironically through the hyper focus that arises due to the compulsion to acquire, no matter who gets hurt.
Ignorance is almost universally viewed very negatively, and yet there are many instances where it actually serves as a positive factor in given situations as a lubricant and even aiding in incentivizing us to move in a given direction. There are things that remain better hidden from our understanding. Likewise, there are other things the knowledge of which edifies our lives and lends to us the ability to think clearly, sufficiently, smartly, and with good authority. Ignorance of that which we are better served possessing is a cruelty to ourselves, to others, and as often as not proves itself the danger that it truly is.
Lassitude : the need to rest. Without it, our lives become bleak, grim. But when lassitude sets into our bones in false measure, it becomes as a cancer that eats away at our drive to achieve sometimes even the most fundamental of human objectives. People so stricken waste away in ways similar to those afflicted with physical diseases.
And so we see once again that all things have their places, whether viewed as being positive factors or otherwise. But the value of a given thing in our lives is not determined by the pure nature of it alone. Equally important is the measure in which it is taken, as well as the timing and the circumstance.
In all things, context is king.
Until next time, please accept my best wishes.
Proper fear is the means by which people avoid injuring or even killing themselves, or each other without justice. Being fearful of one's own maiming or destruction is what prevents the sound man from committing acts that lead to same, as well as the acts of others that would likely produce practically identical results. But when fear becomes an overriding, paralyzing factor, life becomes nightmarish where we no longer find ourselves able to navigate its waters to such a degree that we degrade into a state of mere existence when the degree reaches such a pitch.
In its proper proportion, our right and proper avarice provides the motive force that impels us to pursue the manifold goals that tend to lead to the continuance of our lives, and in many cases to improve our condition. But when gone morbid, it blinds us to what is important in life. Greed run amok turns us into creatures of compulsion where all we choose to see is quantity over quality and our senses become dulled most ironically through the hyper focus that arises due to the compulsion to acquire, no matter who gets hurt.
Ignorance is almost universally viewed very negatively, and yet there are many instances where it actually serves as a positive factor in given situations as a lubricant and even aiding in incentivizing us to move in a given direction. There are things that remain better hidden from our understanding. Likewise, there are other things the knowledge of which edifies our lives and lends to us the ability to think clearly, sufficiently, smartly, and with good authority. Ignorance of that which we are better served possessing is a cruelty to ourselves, to others, and as often as not proves itself the danger that it truly is.
Lassitude : the need to rest. Without it, our lives become bleak, grim. But when lassitude sets into our bones in false measure, it becomes as a cancer that eats away at our drive to achieve sometimes even the most fundamental of human objectives. People so stricken waste away in ways similar to those afflicted with physical diseases.
And so we see once again that all things have their places, whether viewed as being positive factors or otherwise. But the value of a given thing in our lives is not determined by the pure nature of it alone. Equally important is the measure in which it is taken, as well as the timing and the circumstance.
In all things, context is king.
Until next time, please accept my best wishes.
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