Addicted to Humanity?

[Ali Quadir]

But even you have acknowledged in your statement the need to move one.

Not really.. I never said we need to move on. We need to realize we're not our circumstances or the balances we are in.. Change is inevitable.

I would not try to tell the family of an addict that it is nothing more than an adjustment that they should appreciate.

I would not equate sports, girlfriends food and life to an addiction to heroin or alcohol. In fact these what you call "addictions" make us stronger. They define us in that they allow us to find our balance with the world.

I know of the spiritual dogma that some people carry that all these things should be rejected and transcended. The buddha explained that if the string is bound too tight then the snare will break and produce no sound. If the string is bound too loose it will produce no sound. Only when the string is tied just right will she produce a beautiful melody.

The middle path is not about rejection or extremism. It is about embracing and surrendering to the gifts of this world. While accepting that we ourselves are not of it. Flexible enough not to break in the wind but strong enough to retain our own qualities.

From the top of my head I could quote you half a dozen verses and parables from varying religions and spiritual paths that explain the exact same principle.