Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas.
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
-Blaise Pascal
η ζωή είναι εκεί που δε μετράει η λογική.
"Life is that place where logic doesn't count"
-Αμμος, <<επαφή>>
Sometimes I am torn apart inside. Sometimes my mind and my heart battle, disagreeing on which course to take. In a perfect world, the heart and mind would always be in perfect unison. The smart decision would also be your passion. You would long for the things that also seem right or logical.
I hear people say "if I was smart, I would do (...), but I really don't want to." Is that wrong? Is there another way? When you have two choices, do you pursue the one your mind finds pleasant, or do you take the path your heart is seeking?
The mind won't support things which are fleeting and prone to failure.
The heart won't support things unless they promise happiness.
Do you choose stability, or fleeting joy? Isn't there a point where the two can meet?
What about when love doesn't make sense, but something inside of you keeps calling out to make it work?
What about when love makes perfect sense and seems heaven sent, but something inside of you isn't happy?
Why does this occur so often and for so many people?
Why don't the heart and mind agree? Do they both see different things, or maybe need different things?
"In a perfect world, the heart and mind would always be in perfect unison."
So what do you do in an imperfect world when your heart and mind disagree? Do you run away and look for something or someone that calls out to both entities? That is usually my recourse, and it tears me in two since when you look for something else that satisfies both your logos and your pathos, neither is satisfied and one is always torn away from that which it hopes for.
I can't imagine following something that my heart isn't in, but can I really justify following something that my mind won't support?
"In a perfect world, the heart and mind would always be in perfect unison."
But here I am, living in an imperfect world, and my mind and heart are rarely in perfect unison. If I won't choose to follow one or the other, I am usually left with nothing, and neither is satisfied. Is it ok to follow your heart against your better judgment? Should you do that which seems most correct, even if your heart isn't interested? Is choosing one or the other better than being left alone and empty handed, or does hope come into play, promising a future where both heart and mind find what they long for?
Answer my question, if you can.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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4 comments:
A week or so ago, I nearly got my waiter's number--he was deliciously cute, with a personality to match. I would have loved to pursue a relationship.
At the last moment, I decided to go with my head over my heart and not try for anything with him. Why? Because it felt right. It hurt like hell, but it felt right.
I don't think that feeling of rightness is necessarily tied to either the mind or the heart--sometimes it sides with one, sometimes with the other. I know for a fact that if I go with a decision that doesn't have that feeling of rightness, I will be unhappy, no matter whether I've followed my head or my heart.
Being torn in two can't preclude happiness, bud, elsewise us gay mormons would have no hope at all in the church.
(PS, "Answer my question"? I count upwards of a dozen. Talk about lack of specificity.)
Good call on that one, Matt! I can't imagine how much homosexual attraction could tear you in two, especially in a place like Provo. If you ever need support, I'm here for you.
Perhaps one of your most compelling pieces Blake. I completely agree and stole some of the quotes off of here. Well said, even if it is a confusing battle between logic and emotion, it is great to look around and not be alone. Thank you. Miss you.
The mind is a center for logic and reasoning. A place where emotions have no bearing. A place meant to acquire knowledge and help us sort out right from wrong based on what we've learned.
The heart is as close to your soul as the body can represent. A place where reason has no bearing. A place where emotions run free and plentiful. A place meant to grow and love, and help us become better people.
Sometimes the heart knows what's best for us, sometimes the mind does. Yet other times neither the heart nor the mind knows what's best. But rest assured that God always knows, and we need look no further than him for answers.
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