Cloudscape

It is not so that balance means stability; for as there must be a balance between all things, so there must be a balance between stability and fluctuation. Things must be combined both through simultaneity and through fluctuation, so that these two things as well can be combined in balance, and also separated in balance, and combined also through their separation. Things must be combined not only in space, but also over time.

Think of climate, for instance. The earth must be balanced between hot and cold. Not only should its average temperature be balanced between these, but also should the oscillation between temperature be balanced, as in the seasons. Nature would be limited, were there no seasons. But nature would also be limited if the seasons were too extreme.

Extremism is not only out of balance in itself, but it will also cause even more imbalance through reverse extremism, which comes as a reaction to counterbalance it. You cannot achieve your goal through extremism, not only because it will only cause you to shoot right past your goal, but also because it will cause the opposite extreme to grow, and increase conflict between the two extremes. Only if both extremes are reconciled and combined harmoniously with one another can balance be restored. There is a tendency, called enantiodromia, of opposites to attract. If you remain sufficiently in the middle, then the two will flow into one another in harmony, rather than coming together in collision.