With what you just mentioned about Life... This room being a counter balance, it... You're a grounding force. Fixed and stable to even out the free and sporadic side of Life. It's...

[ sighs, he's going to have to go for water metaphors, since it's easier to explain for him ]

It's like with swimming earlier, you have to compensate and have everything working together. Each part of your body working with the water. If something is too far off, one way or another, that unevenness causes a drag and the water will pull you down and consume you. There needs to be a harmony between yourself and the water.

[ which... is to say, a harmony between the positive and negative emotions, working together ]