Tuesday, June 19, 2018

How we feel

Memories are but a collection of that which we have experienced. They do not make us nor can they break us. And they are a pale imitation of life.

It is easier to remember feelings than particulars. Even if we could recall everything, how we feel gives it meaning. Otherwise, it is just raw data.

Feeling goes beyond emotion. The latter is a chemical response, but the former delves deeper.  Emotions are the tools to express how we feel.

Through sensation, we experience our world. The inside makes contact with what is without. We become stimulated, and that provokes a reaction.

One can react in a positive or negative manner. There is a wide spectrum between one or the other. So, different people will react in a different way.

Those who cannot feel are unable to truly live. They will not appreciate what is most precious. For their existence is but a stream of information. 

9 comments:

  1. Opinions on memories can change. That is literally all I could come up with. I'm not super interested in this subject. More often then not I'd rather do without them.

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    1. There's nothing wrong with feelings. E̸s̵p̵e̶c̸i̵a̸l̴l̶y̶ ̵w̴h̵e̶n̸ ̵t̴h̶e̵y̵ ̴l̴a̸s̴t̴ ̵f̵o̶r̴e̵v̸e̴r̴.̸

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    2. It's not funny. I've been sick a lot. it's very difficult to deal with a constant flow of negative feelings when you have so much to do.

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    3. You'll get used to the bad. The bad will become good. I̸t̷ ̵h̵a̵p̵p̴e̸n̷s̸ ̸t̴o̵ ̴e̷v̷e̶r̶y̵b̷o̴d̶y̶.̸

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    4. Bad is just bad. I'd could do without any of it. I just want to do the work I came here to do. That's it. SERIOUSLY! That's it! I'm tired of shit getting in my way!

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    5. Memories do not make us what we are. They are simply images of our responses to the world around us. What is within is what is important.

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  2. Memories have emotions attached to them and can make us feel one way or another. When I proposed to my Wife there were fireworks going off, now whenever I watch fireworks I'm brought back to that tender moment. To feel is to be human, we do not choose what moves us, but we choose what we do with that inspiration.

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    1. It is not hard to remember how you felt. However, the details may be hazy. Such things are superfluous, but what is important is what the memory means to you.

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