Monday, September 7, 2015
A World Without Thought? Sign Me Up.
Music is the only thing I can relate to a lack of thought. When listening to good music, contemplation slows down and I simply enjoy the experience. I get distracted with the here and now, brooding ideas evaporate as my mind tries to focus on one thing. Lacking thought must be similar, but on a vastly larger scale. Instead of just experiencing music through audio, a person without thought experiences music through everything. The world would be a vast field of emotions that didn't need to be comprehended, simply experienced. Living without the names, concepts, and ideas that have been passed on since the first thought would make a person rely solely on their senses. Without thought, there's no end to the focus dedicated to what the senses perceive, and because of that total dedication to the senses, the mind is at peace. To answer the question of "how do you think it would feel?", I would say, euphoric. Being able to simply enjoy life without the constant jabber from the image of my 'self' would be incredible. Give me music over thought any day.
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I disagree, thinking is what separates us from the animals, without all of this "clatter" inside of my head I would be lost. The "constant jabber" saves us from doing what we would regret and things that may harm us. Without thinking we wouldn't make real decisions we would just unfortunately go with the flow. One needs to be completely aware or else they lose what matters: free will.
ReplyDeleteI feel that although having the constant "jabber" in your head isn't always pleasant at times, it is still necessary. I would much rather have the ability to constantly be able to think about things, and come up with ideas and formulate opinions, than have a blank mind all the time.
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