Somewhere in the Middle

Accepting extremes of an idea splits a search for the truth into a battle between people. In politics, this manifests as democrats against republicans. In religion, it lead to the 30 years war. More than 1500 years ago, the Buddha presented the idea of the Middle Way. Both idealistically and pragmatically, this makes the most sense. When someone suggests that there is only one right way to live, or only one right way to think, they are wrong. There are ideas across a continuum, and to only accept the extremes is like only eating the edges of an oreo, never tasting the frosting of the middle way.

Tradition

Traditions are what shape a person’s life, the ones they love and the ones they hate, the ones they toss away and the ones they keep. Traditions are the thoughts and practices of all the people that have come before them, and the ones that they choose decide which of these people they are going to be like.