The Principles of Maintaining Balance

If the foundation is narrower than the mass above it, its natural inclination will be to fall. So if we can make the foundation of our lives broad, then it's a lot easier to retain balance. For instance, let's say for instance that somebody says, you know what, nothing is more important than my family. You're now placing all your life trying to obtain a balance based on a very narrow thing only on family. And so very difficult questions arise.