In physics, a fluid is a substance that does not have the ability to resist an external force. It means that if you apply a force, it will always move in that direction.
On the other hand, solids aren’t able to exhibit those dynamic properties. When you try to move a solid, it may move depending on the force. Until eventually, it breaks. So the key point here is that: Solids always have a breaking point.
Now, when you compare fluids to solids, you can see that fluids are different. They can move. They can flow. They bend. They conform to the space that they are in. And as soon as the walls are broken, then they expand to fill a new space. In short, fluids are free.
Strangely, in our society, we have this assumption that being a solid is generally better.
Think about this for yourself. When you were young, you were more fluid. You embraced new opportunities and loved new experiences. But as you got older, you started to grow up. You started to develop your own strong opinions and beliefs. You started to believe that people should be consistent and rigid. So you started to become more solid yourself.
But in the process of becoming more solid, you also unknowingly developed a breaking point. You limited your ability to flow, to move, to expand beyond yourself.
And a curious fact of life, is that you will always be forced to move. There will always be an event that tests your breaking point. For example: Your mom passes away and that shakes up your foundation. Or you lose your job and that forces you to reassess your thinking. Or you find out suddenly that your partner no longer cares for you.
What will you do? Stay solid and wail at the injustice of the world? Or will you become a fluid and roll with the event as it happens?
The key thing to remember is that fluids don’t have a breaking point. Ever.
Maybe becoming a fluid is the way to go.
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