You won't believe when I attend any wedding I also enjoy biryani

The words of Koel Mallick, though spoken in the simplicity of everyday life, carry the deep rhythm of balance and wisdom: “You won’t believe when I attend any wedding I also enjoy biryani or even first fry or chicken cutlet. But I balance it out in my next meals. That’s how it works.” At first, they seem only the playful confession of someone who loves food and celebration, but beneath them lies an ancient principle: the art of moderation, the harmony between indulgence and restraint, joy and discipline.

For the ancients often warned against extremes. To deny oneself every pleasure is to live a joyless existence, brittle and cold. Yet to surrender to every craving is to live enslaved, weak and disordered. Koel’s words reveal the middle path, where one may taste the sweetness of biryani at a wedding, savor the crunch of a cutlet, and yet, with wisdom, restore the body through balance. This is not indulgence without thought, nor discipline without warmth—it is the union of both, and therein lies true health.

Consider the example of the great philosopher Aristotle, who spoke of the “Golden Mean.” He taught that virtue lies between deficiency and excess. Courage is found not in recklessness nor cowardice, but between them. So too with food and life’s pleasures: one need not refuse the feast, but one must not let the feast consume them. Koel’s wisdom echoes this same truth—that balance is the key to strength, and the ability to enjoy without being destroyed by enjoyment is the mark of mastery.

History also gives us the story of the Roman statesman Cato the Elder. Known for his discipline, he ate simply and lived austerely, believing excess weakened body and soul. Yet even Cato allowed moments of celebration, feasting with comrades after victories or festivals. He knew what Koel declares: a single rich meal does not define a person—it is the rhythm of balancing choices across time that shapes strength. The feast may delight, but the discipline of the following days ensures the body remains steady, the spirit unbroken.

The heart of Koel’s words also touches on a deeper lesson: joy is not a sin when carried with mindfulness. In a wedding, there is laughter, family, celebration. To deny oneself entirely in such moments would be to turn away from the shared human experience. But to give oneself wholly to gluttony would also dishonor the self. Thus, her wisdom shows us that one may embrace joy without fear, so long as the next step is balance, the next meal one of harmony.

The lesson, O seeker, is this: do not live by denial, nor by indulgence, but by balance. Allow yourself moments of richness and joy, but let them be anchored in discipline. One meal does not ruin you, just as one act of restraint does not make you holy. It is the pattern, the steadiness, the constant return to balance that defines the strength of a life.

Practical wisdom flows from this: when you feast, feast gladly; when you return, return to simplicity. Do not burden yourself with guilt for enjoying life’s gifts, nor excuse yourself from responsibility by calling excess freedom. Instead, practice balance: eat with gratitude, rest with moderation, work with diligence, and play with joy. In this way, every part of life nourishes without destroying.

So let Koel Mallick’s words be remembered: “That’s how it works.” For indeed, this is how life itself works—indulgence and restraint, feast and fast, joy and discipline, woven together into harmony. Walk this path of balance, and you will find not only health of body, but peace of soul.