“This life is a transient one, and this world is nothing but a sketchy imitation of Reality. Only children would mistake a toy for the real thing. And yet human beings either become infatuated with the toy or disrespectfully break it and throw it away. In this life, stay away from all kinds of extremities, for they will destroy your inner balance.”
— Elif Shafak, “The Forty Rules of Love”
The concept of the “Middle Way” is the very heart of Buddhism, but the significant question is: How? How do we stop swinging from one extreme to another?
The above quote—the twenty-second of the Rules of Love in Elif Shafak’s book The Forty Rules of Love—is one of the answers to this vital question. To put it into practice, we simply need to grow up. And to mature.
