Thursday, August 16, 2007

Power of Balance- Part 2

Why is it necessary to get a BMW 5 series? Is it because of its prestige? Is it because of its branding? The true reason lies in the fact that a BMW 5 series is a good car simply because of its stability in terms of balance. The value of a BMW 5 series also simply lies in its ability to maintain its balance.

Why is it important for a car to maintain its balance and how does balance increase the value of a car?

Reason
1- A car without good balance will channel its energy to other areas of the car thus wasting away unnecessary energy. Waste of energy due to a car without high level of balance will also limit the top speed that the car is capable of achieving. So without good balance, not only does it result in unnecessary energy lost, it also limits the car ability to perform

2- Balance in a car brings about smoothness of drive. In the journey on the road, the user experience is crucial and a car with good balance will be able to achieve smooth drive and hence comfortability during the journey.

With these 2 benefits that balance bring to a car, the value of a BMW 5 series is raised and the driver of the car will have a pleasant journey and having the freedom to push the limit of the machine.

Drawing reference from this example, life is also a journey that has to be undergone with balance in order for an individual to achieve a pleasant and comfortable life, and what is even more important is to be able to let oneself perform the best of his ability. It might seem a little too far fetch to compare a car to a human life and hence I shall proceed further to elaborate on why the comparison is valid.

A person life is made up of 3 building blocks, love (family), career (work) and mental (spiritual). All these 3 blocks are essential in life and without which a person will not have a balance life and might find life a drag to live in. This result in an unpleasant journey in life that makes a person feel that life is bad and hard to live. Which coincide with the theme of balance that is essential for comfortability.

These 3 building blocks of life also has their own pace for growth, one moves faster than the other and sometimes people got stuck in one of the blocks in life and will not be able to advance. Even with 2 blocks of life advancing and with just a single block failing to advance in a person's life, a person will start losing energy due to a drain of energy from an unbalance life and will not be able to perform at his peak. This is thus analogous to the idea of maximising a person ability through balance.

With the link established and the importance of balance highlighted, it shows that one's ability to maintain balance in his life is crucial as the person who is able to maintain a high balance in their life will be able to bring out the best in them and find life a comfortable journey.


Seek the balance and illuminate your better self
~James Tan~

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