Emotion vs Logic

Ah, the age old conflict. Logic vs emotion. Head vs heart. Irrational vs rational. It drives me ABSOLUTELY INSANE!

I am an emotional person. Or rather, I tend to make decisions and actions based on my emotion. Don't get me wrong! I am not completely devoid of making calculated decisions. I am an intelligent person who is in a science based field of work. So it is often that my head and my heart clash. 

Whenever I become affected emotionally, my "logical" self will soothe my "emotional self" with practical solutions,  the reassurance that I will "feel better soon" and recommendations for the right decision. The "logical self" would win in a person who tends to be more rational. They are able to reign in their emotions and act upon the most sensible action. I know that this is often the best way to be, it makes SENSE in daily life and enables one to get one with life without being completely enslaved by one's feelings.

I wish this were me! I often hear my "logical self" pleading with my helpless "emotional self" to calm down and wait the storm through before making any rash decisions or actions. Often, to my dismay, does my "emotional self" ignore this sound advice and become entrenched in irrational behaviours or at least let my emotions affect my daily routine. 

It is difficult for me to let "logical self" take control. Once I am swept up in my feelings, I tend to physically feel uncomfortable. I can't stand this feeling. I need to purge, to release my emotions, to act rashly. I do know that the emotion will often not last very long but I cannot hold it in, I need to say what makes me uncomfortable, I need to question what upsets me, I need to release! If I let it build up inside it feels like a huge fireball burning away. My anger and sadness can often get so intense that I cannot see clearly. 

This is my danger zone. "Logical self" will often say 'You will not feel this way for very long, so just stop talking, stop thinking and just breathe'. When "logical self" wins and the fireball has fizzled away, "emotional self" retreats back to it's corner and I am back to my cool, calm, collected self that most people see on my exterior. Then I always promise to myself that next time I will listen to "logical self" more and ride out the emotional storm without doing anything I will regret. Then I feel content, wonder how emotional self gained so much control of me and chide myself for letting my emotions get such a firm hold of me! 

That is...until the next time! >_<

Each of us is truly unique, just like everybody else

I was driving my car down the highway bathing in it's blue shiny V8 glory. I overtook an old wagon with great ease, patted the dash to affirm my belief in my car's superiority over others on the road. 

It was then I thought to myself, "Why do I care about how fast my car is?" It is merely a vehicle which gets me from A to B. Regardless of size, shape, colour, engine capacity, every car serves the basic function of transporting people (and/or goods) from one place to another. 

My thought bubble expanded to include other things in our life. Every good is made to serve a basic function but is then improved, expanded, strengthened etc etc until you remain with something that is slightly reminiscent of the basic model. 

I am no economist (heck I never did anything but one semester of economics in high school and that explained demand and supply in the simplest of terms!) but I do realise that the product dynamics of today's society are largely driven by capitalism. There are those who think that greed is synonymous for capitalism. I don't think this is true.

But why does capitalism work? The latest recession may indicate that it HASN'T worked. Ok. So why doesn't communism work? Why do we all strive for more than the minimum?

Because we all want to be unique. We all want to be better. We are all inherently greedy. For some people, they strive to be better for themselves. For others, it is so other people will think that they are better. I find it a problem when others purchase brands so as only to appease others. 

I believe that there are products that are worth paying more for than just "what will do the job". I believe that it is important to recognise that everyone is truly unique. However, I think that there is always a challenge to be faced. I believe that everyone should strive to be a better person within.