If temperature is the measure of average kinetic energy of a substance, how can different states of matter with different kinetic energies stay stable at a particular room temperature?

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$K i n e t i c e n e r g y = \frac{1}{2} m V^{2} W i t h i n c r e a s e i n t e m p e r a t u r e t h e v e l o c i t y o f t h e p a r t i c l e i s i n c r e a s e d, a n d d i f f e r e n t s t a t e s o f m a t t e r d e p e n d i n g o n t h e i n t e r m o l e c u l a r f o r c e s, t h e v e l o c i t y d i f f e r t h e r e b y t h e k i n e t i c e n e r g y c h a n g e d . B u t t h e r e i s n o r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s t a b i l i t y a n d k i n e t i c e n e r g y . K i n e t i c e n e r g y i s a m e a s u r e o f s p e e d n o t t h e s t a b i l i t y$

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