By: Kenneth Stepp
Emotions seem to be the outward and dominant force that shows up early in a relationship. Or, an almost relationship. But, logic is going to be the clear winner. Logic sprints towards the finish line, while emotion is still picking up the infatuation, lust, and newness it dropped coming around the last turn. Being from Kentucky, I couldn’t help using a horse race analogy here. We do need both logic and emotions. One ignites the other.
"A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it" Rabindranath Tagore
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From the pure of heart, to the morally void reprobate. We all have the three aforementioned components when sparks fly. Infatuation, lust, and newness. These are the exciting parts of what I call, “sparkiness”. They give us a feeling of being alive again. Some become addicted and go from one to another absorbing them as relationships ebb & flow. In the end…. Well, there really is no end.
"Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his emotions" - David Borenstein
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Preparing my mind for this was fairly easy. You see, this is not an uncommon condition. I believe we all do it to some degree. It really depends on how emotional or logical we are. I have been cursed with both in spades. And because of this, my rollercoaster runs higher than the Empire State Building, and I can handslap the Devil on the way back down. Yep, cursed. It does give me material though. That has to be worth something.
“The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.” Marya Mannes
Have you ever looked back on the beginning of becoming one again? I was filled with hope. Even excitement. I still have both. But they are certainly different now. Experiencing something verses fantasizing about it. Very different. The better your imagination. The more different they are. It is good to be able to mask my feelings when they are too far up or down. I have a emocion button inside me. I can hit it and instantly smile like I just got out of jury duty. Now that’s real talent.
“Smiles are just masks for those dying inside, and the curtain hiding their pain”
How are you doing? Have the roads you’ve discovered taken you anywhere exciting lately? Or are you lost in the psycho stew we call dating? Yes. It is a real world phenomenon. We meet them all. If a disorder has been diagnosed anywhere on the globe. I have looked it in the eye. Or at least exchanged an email or two with it. I could tell so many stories. But. That will come another time.
How do we escape the trap of emotions and live a life of logic. We can’t. And we wouldn’t want to. Although we suffer with emotional pain. We also live on the serrated edge of happiness with it as well. Logic will eventually show up and take over. Until then. Enjoy what makes you happy. Live in the center of the joy that encircles us all. Embrace it. Hurt will come. But so will excitement. Even when or if we find forever. Both will still be there. And we are so fortunate they are. Now, smile for us.
“A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks”
Founder, American Angel Works
