Friday, November 14, 2014

Reason And Emotion

Neither emotion nor logic and reasoning are easy to deal with, independent of the other. Everything that happens around us evokes an emotional response, even logic. Reasoning, because it takes more practice of the mind, is not as easily understood as an emotional response which is why an emotional response is most common. Humans are very prideful so it's not easy to be reprimanded or corrected in something that comes naturally to us, which are our emotions. In fact, emotions are so deep that sometimes we attempt to rationalize them without even realising it.

Let's not forget that we all have emotions.  


A lot of us are drowning in them because some of us find it so difficult to reason with our own emotions, that we find other people's emotions completely unbearable.  

I don't like to be told to calm down when I get angry, so I don't expect other people to. 
I don't like to be told to stop crying when I feel sad or disappointed, so I don't ask other people to. 
I sometimes laugh at ridiculous things, so I don't hold it against other people for laughing "inappropriately."

Of course, that principal becomes far more intricate when addressing harmful behavior (a topic for another day).


But understanding emotion, is a great way to begin to understand other people. We all differ because of our mental capacity and our overall experience with life. But ultimately we are all made up of the same dynamic.



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