It was as though some stubborn god spent their time in an immutable and absurd balancing act between life and death, prosperity and poverty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is described as a chaotic balance controlled by an indifferent force managing opposing states like life and death or wealth and poverty.
- In plain terms
- The world seems controlled by an absurd balance between opposites like life and death.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that life involves unpredictable balance between opposites.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is life random or purposeful?
- How do you cope with inequality?
Another view
It attributes human outcomes to arbitrary divine caprice.
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