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Controlled By Emotion
“He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown of another’s personality, marking vulnerable points.” -Ayn Rand
By what motivation do you lead your life?
Tough question.
She Wasn’t Rational
I saw her sitting on the park bench the other day. It had been several years from when I last saw her, but I had heard stories. I couldn’t believe them, nor could I believe that she would do such things. This was the same girl I dated years earlier and laughed with over the phone. As an honest friend, I wanted to know what her rationale was for doing this dreadful thing to the poor unsuspecting individual.
Of course, I didn’t receive any honest answer or good justification. There really isn’t much rationale in most of our decision making… good or bad.
Her answer?
“I felt at peace about the decision.”
I wanted to call her an idiot, but I didn’t. Instead, I moved on to another topic and caught up with her current life. I did think about her given rationale while we were talking. I decided that she, like many of us, live our lives through our emotions and feelings. We come to our decisions based solely upon a personal analysis of the chemical sensations known as emotion.
To Live By our Emotions
But is this the right way to live…
Guided by our emotions?
Any rational human being reading this would say “no”. But then he or she would go out and make important decisions based upon what they feel is right or what they want. He’ll buy an iPhone because he wants it and feels like it will make him more productive. She’ll buy fat-free salad dressing because it makes her feel healthier. We don’t necessarily want to be safer, healthier or more productive. We just want to feel as if it is so.
So I ask..
Is there any other way to live?
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