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     "More" does not always mean better.

     More  alienation,   estrangement,   excommunications,
violence,   conflict,   garbage,    confusion,    tension,
rejection---is not better.

     More  does not  mean  better if it  means the loss of
healthy  balance.  More of one kind of reality in our life
usually  means less of some other kind of reality  in  our
life;  because we do not have an infinite capacity, we are
finite.

     We have only so much time in our lives,  only so much
living space, only the capacity for entering into a finite
number of intimate relationships, etc. When we seek to add
more of one kind of reality we inevitably reduce something
else; e.g., we often reduce honesty in our efforts to have
more of everything else.

     More self confidence may be good; but not at the loss
of all doubt and humility.

     More information is often useful; but not at the loss
of  the ability to find important information when  it  is
critically needed.

     More  members  added to an organization may be  good;
but not at the  loss of organizational  identity,  clarity
and commitment.

     More possessions may be useful;  but not to the point
that  they  cover the floor of the house one foot deep  in
garbage.

     More  work may be needful;  but not the the point  of
sickness brought on by lack of rest and recreation.

     More money may be desirable;  but not if everybody is
printing it on their own printing presses.

     More knowledge may be useful in some instances;   but
not  if  it  is  at the expense of an  overview  of  human
relationships through excessive specialization.

     More energy may be nice in some contexts;  but not to
the  point of global warming and the melting of the  polar
ice on the planet.

     Rather  than asking for "more"  we  will  usually  do
better  to  seek a better balance.  "More"   may  lead  to
balance in some instances; and in such instances "more" is
better. When "more"  leads to an imbalance; then "more" is
rarely better.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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