The seat of all intelligence, feelings and emotions is the human brain. It is also the centre of wishes, desires, likes and dislikes. It is quite likely that the brain is also the 'home' of our soul. For all our knowledge and learning is an experience of the soul.
Why then is it, that we involve the heart in activities which are clearly the undertakings of the brain? eg. when we say that 'we must choose between the heart and the mind', or that 'our heart tells us differently than does our mind', we only mean that two separate parts of our brain guide us in two different ways. The only two things in conflict are the 'intelligence' and the 'emotions', not the heart and the brain.
The heart, though an extremely vital organ in the human body, is incapable of thinking. The heart is given the function of purifying the human blood and circulating it throughout the body.
So when we feel that our heart desires a certain thing, we are merely being guided by the emotional part of our brain. The other part of the same organ which is responsible for more processed and intelligent decisions, steers us away from frivolous desires and pursuits.
It is time we stop blaming the poor heart for our wrong decisions, or giving it credit for our wisdom of choice.
Why then is it, that we involve the heart in activities which are clearly the undertakings of the brain? eg. when we say that 'we must choose between the heart and the mind', or that 'our heart tells us differently than does our mind', we only mean that two separate parts of our brain guide us in two different ways. The only two things in conflict are the 'intelligence' and the 'emotions', not the heart and the brain.
The heart, though an extremely vital organ in the human body, is incapable of thinking. The heart is given the function of purifying the human blood and circulating it throughout the body.
So when we feel that our heart desires a certain thing, we are merely being guided by the emotional part of our brain. The other part of the same organ which is responsible for more processed and intelligent decisions, steers us away from frivolous desires and pursuits.
It is time we stop blaming the poor heart for our wrong decisions, or giving it credit for our wisdom of choice.
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