We require routine and tradition. That’s order. Order can become excessive, and that’s not good, but chaos… — Jordan B. Peterson
We require routine and tradition. That’s order. Order can become excessive, and that’s not good, but chaos can swamp us, so we drown—and that is also not good. We need to stay on the straight and narrow path.
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