Life is filled with paradox and balance.
Nothing is all one thing. Anything that presents itself that way is artificial or corrupt.
Healthy systems are messy, robust, redundant, and filled with contradiction.
We can’t be flexible without structure. We can’t be fast without being strong as well. Sometimes, we can do one without the other, but ultimately, every system balances out.
Learn to love paradox and how to balance on the knife edge. World-class competitors seek to impose their will on the game and on the competitors. They also know how to take what the game and the competitors give them.
Balancing on the knife-edge between the two is the win.