Restoring the Equilibrium

Linaria alpina. Struggling among rocks.

I read a couple of times, I do not remember anymore where, that the basic principle of nature is disintegration. From dust accumulating on shelves, to food going bad in our stomachs, to brown leaves in autumn and finally the most dreaded growing old. We struggle all our lives to restore the equilibrium. We fall ill, we struggle to get healthy again. The apartment in winter needs constant heating. We eat and eat, but we always have to eat some more to stay healthy and alive. There are accidents, we repair damage and live with what we cannot mend. If we stop struggling, we die, either of famine or thirst, either of disease or injury, either of cold or heat.

Yet, some struggling like eating and heating is so common that it does not feel like struggle anymore. Many times, though, there are events that demand more struggle, like sickness or even a bankruptcy. It’s rare, but it can happen. Even happy events bring more struggle, like for example a new born baby. There goes our sound sleep. And changing diapers is no picnic either.

However, there are also periods in our lives, when there is only eating and heating, no so called unhappy events. And what do we usually do in such periods? There is a saying: if there are no problems, we make them, otherwise we would be bored. Have you ever experienced that? In my opinion, there is a need for struggle, because we are so accustomed to it. We will change something, buy something, which will bring us more struggle. Yes, that is that. That’s life.

Take care,

Helena Smole, author of:

– a fantasy novel with romance Vivvy and Izzy the Dwarf: A series about relationships

– Balancing the Beast, a book offering a bright view of schizoaffective disorder ˗ bipolar or manic-depressive type