New Delhi, June 3 -- "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein

At its core, LiveMint's quote of the day by Albert Einstein is a lesson in momentum. When you stand still on a bicycle, gravity takes over, and you topple. But when you push forward, the forward momentum creates stability.

Einstein was pointing out a fundamental truth about human nature: safety and balance don't come from stopping or hiding; they come from continuous, active engagement with life.

The analogy works on a few distinct levels:

While written in 1930, the advice has arguably become more urgent nearly a century later:

Albert Einstein wrote this in a letter to his son, Eduard, on 5 February 1930. At the time, E...