What is your constitution?

I was talking with a friend recently about constitution. I often hear people talk about this – “he has a weak constitution”, or “she has a strong constitution”. There’s a sense that there’s something fundamental in each of this that determines how we exist in the world.

Different people respond to the world in different ways. Constitution is a way to try and help us understand these differences. Several constitutional paradigms exist. As with any classification system, each has imprecision and imperfection, and if not used carefully may lead to bias and rigidity in thinking, or a sense that one doesn’t have control over their own life (“this is just how I am and I can’t change”). But it’s interesting that this constitutional approach has developed in many different cultures—and there tend to be overlaps.

What is your constitution?