The Thoughts

I think anyone who is telling someone to stop thinking (or even stop thinking so much) is undermining their feelings. There is a reason people think the way they do and to say "stop it" means that what they think (and, consequently, what they feel) is not important. And if what someone thinks and feels isn't important, then what is? What makes a person an individual (unique) and important (of worth)? If all we are are thinking machines made to run around trying to stop thinking, tell me what our purpose is. I feel sorry for anyone that does not believe in some sort of deity. Maybe later in the blog I'll get more into my beliefs.

So it's still balance. Thinking is important, otherwise we wouldn't have it. But it can be misused. Remember back when people thought you could just remove part of the brain if people were having bad seizures? Yeah, not a good idea. Or isn't there a body part that people used to just take out because it was thought it wasn't needed until people who got it removed started having problems? I tried doing a search to find out exactly what that was but it's a hard thing to google. Anyways, I don't think there are that many things that we have (regardless of belief in evolution or deity) that we do not need.

Anyway, that was definitely a rant. I guess I have been kinda pissed about all the people and "transcendents" who keep telling me to stop thinking. Or even stop thinking so much. There are reasons why I think so much and until I get answers that satisfy (even if they are not the direct answers I am looking for), I can't simply suppress these thoughts and expect to be happy. I mean, these aren't just inconsequential thoughts about what yogurt is made of, this is some deep stuff. I know I will always have questions, and that is an answer in itself. It just comes with being human and I have to keep telling myself that I have to play by life's rules. But if something gets suppressed that really bugs me, then everything related to that thought is affected. So I start to suppress a lot of crap. And if that crap is related to more crap then I have to suppress that crap too. So stop telling me to stop thinking so much.

Instead say something like "Hey, I see you think a lot, you must ask a lot of inquisitive questions that are of value. Just remember that you may not ever get all the answers, and trying harder and harder to get answers may just stress you out. So try to relax and let the answers come when they do. Sometimes it feels better to simply not think. Thinking is not everything."

I think Conor thinks a lot.
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