Level-headed?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="level">level</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> (<span word="DailyMail">DailyMail</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 10, 2018): <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="president">president</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="level">level</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span>-<span word="keeled">keeled</span>.</p><p><span word="Level">Level</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="windless">windless</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="ripple">ripple</span>-<span word="less">less</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="mirror">mirror</span>-<span word="like">like</span>. <span word="Zen">Zen</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liken">liken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ripple">ripple</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>, <span word="peacefulness">peacefulness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="composure">composure</span> – <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="even">even</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ruffled">ruffled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="Keel">Keel</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belly">belly</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="keeled">keeled</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="without">without</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="keeling">keeling</span> <span word="over">over</span> – <span word="capsizing">capsizing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bellying">bellying</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="upside">upside</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="level">level</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="keel">keel</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span>, <span word="even">even</span>-<span word="tempered">tempered</span>, <span word="stable">stable</span>, <span word="steady">steady</span>, <span word="consistent">consistent</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span>, <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="ruffled">ruffled</span>, <span word="annoyed">annoyed</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>.</p>
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