If you lead a life based solely on empiricism and have no faith, you will lead a life without vision. You may be successful in what you do but you will not know where you are going or if you are ever going to get there.
If you lead a life based solely on faith but ignore the world around you, you will have a vision of what you want to be and where you want to go but you will not have the means to fulfill your vision.
Life is both faith and reason – the day-to-day activities of life hand-in-hand with one’s vision of the future.
Yes, balance is the key. Excellent thoughts.
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