![]() It may seem strange, but most people choose the alternative of not travelling at all on the journey of life and elect not to continue with their life journeys – to stop short by some distance – in order to avoid the pain of giving up parts of themselves. The only alternative to this “giving up” is to not travel at all on the journey of life. As we negotiate the curves and corners of our lives, we must continually give up parts of ourselves. The act of giving something up is painful. ![]() The essence of this discipline of balancing is “giving up”. Mature mental health demands an extraordinary capacity to flexibly strike and continually restrike a delicate balance between conflicting needs, goals, duties, responsibilities, directions,etc. Moreover, we must possess the capacity to express our anger in different ways, depending on the circumstances. Peck uses anger to explain that to function successfully in a complex world, it is necessary for us to possess the capacity not only to express our anger, but also not to express it. Extraordinary flexibility is required for successful living in all spheres of activity. The type of discipline required to discipline discipline is what Peck calls “balancing”.īalancing is the discipline that gives us flexibility. In other words, discipline itself must be disciplined. Yet, to live joyously, we must also possess the capacity – when it is not destructive to act spontaneously – to live in the present. To be organized and efficient and to live wisely, we must delay gratification daily and keep an eye on the future. To be free people, we must assume total responsibility for ourselves, but in doing so must possess the capacity to reject responsibility that is not truly ours. The exercise of discipline is not only demanding, but also a complex task, requiring wisdom, flexibility and good judgement.Courageous people must continually push themselves to be completely honest, yet must also possess the capacity to withhold the whole truth when appropriate. Tool/Technique 4: Flexibility and Wisdom (Balancing) Please note that almost all of the content of this Article has been transcribed verbatim from Peck’s Book. What is Love, What it is Not and its Role. Hereafter, we shall examine in detail, the will( the driving force) to use these Tools/Techniques, which is Love, i.e. This is the Fourth and Final Article of the Four-Part series analyzing each of the four Tools/Techniques. For they are tools with which pain is confronted rather than avoided, and if you seek to avoid legitimate suffering, then you will avoid using these tools. The problem lies not in the complexity of these tools, but in the will to use them. Yet, presidents and kings will often forget to use them, to their own downfall. They are simple tools and almost all children are adept in their use by the age of ten. Flexibility and Wisdom (Balancing) – (dealt with in this Article).Dedication to Truth (dealt with in the 3rd Article).Acceptance of Responsibility (dealt with in the 2nd Article).Delaying Gratification (dealt with in the 1st Article).Peck refers to the following four Tools/Techniques to deal with suffering and the means of experiencing the pain of problems constructively, which he calls “ Discipline”: What makes life difficult, is that the process of confronting and solving problems is a painful one. The book focuses on Peck’s core belief that, as stated in its opening sentence, “Life is difficult,” and that its problems can be addressed only through self-discipline. ![]() Scott Peck, an American Psychiatrist and Author, wrote the Book entitled “The Road Less Travelled” which contains important principles about life that I have found extremely useful. This article is part of Project Locations, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world.M. Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
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