When we seek equilibrium we are seeking the absence of change or 'newness' and yet - in our normal modality of being - this is all we can do. This is - however - not at all healthy! Neophobia as a way of life isn't 'healthy - it brings great suffering, great alienation. When we seek equilibrium (or 'the never-ending re-affirmation of the known') we are actually running away from the challenge of life itself...