Imagine if I told you that I think human life here spiritually, is about trying to achieve our potential of emanating love, through dealing with all the physical, mental and emotional stimuli (ie some degree of suffering or pleasure)that come with change. I believe that our acceptance of our reactions of these stimuli is far too overrated, as is our resistance to certain types of change. Why is it acceptable for the toddler to cry each time it falls? Why is stability still taught as an ideal, when experiencing peace comes about from embracing the opposite? I would teach my children to embrace the stimuli of life, accept them for what they are without reacting, and always accept change, yet is it human nature, nurture or tradition which this goes against the grain of?
Toddlers usually look at adults in their presence when they fall to scan their reaction in order to decide to either cry or forget the incident. It seems they are able to establish quickly the chances they have of getting sympathy.
exactly. Kids learn reaction is acceptable and even expected. They learn to react positively or negatively to colours, smells, thoughts, ideals… resulting in a whole society of people who expect reactions.
Even reactions like hurt, anger, fear also seem to be accepted almost like precious characteristics, without which we would lose our humanness.
People are born with the capability of emotions, yet it is exactly this that drives us to unhappiness. It doesn`t make sense that we nurture emotions.