Balance

Everything occurs in contrasts. Light and dark. Hot and cold. Order and chaos.

And yet each opposing nature is unified by the fact that both are defined by one particular quality, albeit at varying degrees at opposing poles.

For example, heat can be defined as an abundance of energy, while cold can be defined as a lack of energy.

At one end there is extremism in amount, while the opposing side lacks that "quality", yet both are defined by that one quality (in the above example, for instance, the quality is energy).

To truly know and understand one (not in a superficial, definitive sense, but in an experiential manner) you must know the other. Someone who has risen from abject poverty, through hard work and laborious pursuit, to a state of financial stability and comfort, can truly understand and process the significance of what they now possess. It is much more difficult for someone who has not undergone such a transformative process, for instance one who is born into such comforts, to truly appreciate the value of what they have, as they have not experienced its opposite.

Even in our trials, let us remind ourselves that the pain and difficulty is akin to sowing a field, the harvest being a true appreciation of the good in our lives.