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Many say that a balance life is the way to live, but can one stay in the middle on the fence their entire life

That is the question. I couldn't fit the question mark. But let me rephrase it. Can one live a balance life and be on the fence their entire life?

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1. A balanced life and being indecisive are not the same thing.
2. No."A man who won't die for something is not fit to live." Martin Luther King, 01/15/1929 - 04/04/1968 Nobel Prize Laureate and leader of the civil-rights movement
3. Staying in the middle of the road, or straddling a fence, is not what is meant by leading a balanced life. The term refers to equilibrium in your life. Work, study, relaxation. It suggests moderation and a variety of life activities, not allowing any one element of life to overshadow other, equally important aspects.
4. No. Everyone has biases and preconceptions which lead to a less then balanced life. Critical thinking helps offset those factors, but no one is 100% balanced all the time. Moral decisions are from 4 basic approaches: The good of the majority. The end justifies the means. To protect the weak. Internalized moral standards. No matter which you choose it will seem "unfair" or "unbalanced" to someone using a different approach and/or different Internalized moral standards.
5. I wouldn't equate the two. As Aristotle said, "Moderation in all things." But abiding by that wouldn't mean you are an indecisive fence-sitter. Even while being moderate, you could still presumably. commit to something.
6. Being balanced and staying on the fence are two different things. Having a balanced life means playing as much as you work. Spending time with family and friends. Play outisde as much as you play inside. Read books as often as you drink beer. Let your hair down as often as you stay polished and profesional. Don't overdo anything. Too much work will drive you crazy. Too much play will leave you broke. Too much beer will make you an alcoholic. Too may books will leave you with no friends, etc. Staying on the fence means not making any decisions or not having any beliefs. This will leave you in a permanant state of indecision. Or if you have no beliefs then you have a very limited personality. Two different concepts in my opinion. You should be balanced, you should not stay on the fence.
7. Not just stay but dance wholeheartedly...only if balance sustained and maintained itself and you are aware of a meaning of unconditional moderation....
8. i believe that individuals have different personalities and they vary, example, a moderate character my be satisfied staying in the middle while a different character type my what a definite, conclusive, non-middle of the fence life, and so on. in any event i personally believe it would be next to impossible to stay in middle all my life.
9. I think our goal in life is heaven. Heaven or Hell are a state of consciousness. I have a friend who hated where she worked & was stuck so I kept asking her what she wanted. So eventually instead of talking about the place she hated she moved towards what she wanted. Now she is actually moving to a new job..So being off balance showed her what she wanted to have. So everything in our life that we feel is too much or too little is really there to help us to get to where we want to be. If a person doesn't spend much money they would be better off spending some sometimes. If they are spending too much they would be better off if they figured out how to not do that. We are always learning from being off balance. If a person is sick they are off balance. A person with a congested head needs to let go of so many thoughts, activities & to be alone a while. So staying in the middle of the fense is not a comfortable place to live it just gives us the mid point so we can see if we would be better off doing more or less of something. Knowing no matter where we are is perfect, whole & complete is what the way I like to live.
10. You're a bit mixed up with your wording, but I know what you mean by it. We can run with the Sheep all our life but who wants to be a Sheep.
11. balanced life is not the same as on the fence. on the fence is indecision.