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Balance

Everything is balanced

By Steven DeanPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Balance
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BALANCE

Everything is balanced

To be born, you must die

To die, you must be born

To see, you must know blindness

To be blind, you must know sight

To hear, you must know silence

To know silence, you must hear

To remember, you must forget

To forget, you must remember

To be intelligent, you must know ignorance

To be ignorant, you must know intelligence

To comprehend, you must know confusion

To be confused, you must know comprehension

To feel joy, you must know sadness

To feel sadness, you must know joy

To feel love, you must know hatred

To feel hatred, you must know love

To be courageous, you must know fear

To feel fear, you must know courage

To feel pleasure, you must know pain

To feel pain, you must know pleasure

To be sane, you must know insanity

To be insane, you must know sanity

To tell the truth, you must know how to lie

To lie, you must know the truth

To do good, you must know evil

To do evil, you must know good

To know light, you must know darkness

To know darkness, you must know light

To know everything, you must know nothing

To know nothing, you must know everything

To know life, you must know death

To know death, you must know life

To know life is to know balance

To know balance is to know life

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About the Creator

Steven Dean

I was born in the Pacific Northwest, but have lived all over the country, mostly in Hawaii. I've been writing stories since 4th grade in Waipahu. Avid reader of horror, science fiction, and fantasy for many years. Life long dreamer...

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