Equilibrium

...was one of the first English scientific term that I came across when I started my A-Levels.  At the time, when our SPM and secondary school math and science studies was still in Malay language, I kept wondering - Apakah bendanya equilibrium ni?  Soon after, I learnt that it meant keseimbangan or simply, balance.  It was a term I came to be very well acquainted with in the years after, during my university years and later on whilst teaching.  Such a simple but underrated concept. The backbone to all of engineering and science studies and one may say, all of life itself.  It is a word I have come to love.  For its profound meaning and the way it sounds both strong and tender at the same time.

At a recent conference I attended, the speaker was talking about the psychology of stress and benefits of exercise and meditation and she mentioned:

'For everything in life, there is always equilibrium..'

Loved that.

I'm still searching/striving for my equilibrium.  You?