17) On Extremism

There are two major problems that man can face in day to day living. These are apathy and extremism. They are opposites, but neither is healthy, just as a drug cannot work correctly in too large or too small a quantity. The problem in the extreme end is one that is rather difficult to foresee, namely an alienation of those who do not obsess also over the same idea. Although God warrants out absolute attention, taking it to the point that extremist Muslims do in their worship is problematic. I will confess that I know very few people who are extremist Christians. I should mention that extremism is not wrong in and of itself. However, as mentioned before, it places a barrier between a man and society. Therefore, we must moderate our views and be temperate in everything. There is at time for everything under the sun (See Ecclesiastes 3).