Where is the balance?

A small messy musing on control, nature, and the contradictions of life.

I’ve been thinking about balance lately — and how clueless I still am about it.

We’re always told, "Balance is the key to a peaceful life." Parents tell children. Teachers tell students. Society preaches it constantly.

But when I look at nature?
Where’s the balance there?

Some countries are freezing cold. Others are burning hot.
Here in Alberta, Canada, it’s almost the end of June — and it’s still 5 to 15 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, my parents in India are sweating through 45-degree heat.

You don’t even need a stove to make an omelet in India right now. Just crack it on a car hood.

So how do we teach ourselves — or our children — that "balance" is natural when even the universe seems to operate in extremes?

Is balance even real?
Or is it just another thing we’ve been taught to chase?

I don’t have the answers.
But I’m still asking the questions.