![]() In Eastern philosophy, this heroic path is known as the Middle Way. The point is trying to make is that life is not always a party and we need to learn how to shoulder the burden of being. What Peterson actually says is, Stand up straight with your shoulders back (Rule 1) and accept the terrible responsibility of life. Not everyone can be as rich and successful as me, but try to be less of a failure than you already are. Therefore to move towards Order, we all need to man up. Order is Masculine and Chaos is Feminine. ![]() A Guardian article hilariously and succinctly summarized part of Peterson’s concept: In his book, 12 Rules of Life: An Antitode to Chaos, Jordan Peterson did a wonderful job explaining the difference between order and chaos. Navigating between the two, it is possible to find a meaningful place where you’re partly stabilized and partly curious. Chaos is a place where everything is complex and unpredictable order is where things are so rigid that it’s repetitive and restrictive. Order and chaos have thus been eternally linked. Yet out of this very void, known as Chaos, sprung not only the Titans (and later the gods of Olympus) but existence itself. There was no matter, no light, no life or consciousness outside of this primordial chasm. According to Greek mythology, the universe began as an abyss.
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