Heart vs mind. Do you listen to your heart or your mind more? Which one do you based on when you make a decision?
Our mind always tell us what should be done and what should be avoided. It weights the pros and cons (like a yellow legal pad =P) and based our decision on which has the better consequences. A person who listen to their mind more will act in a more proper manner. One will avoid (if possible) any actions that will cause problems. One will act in a way that will often leads to better outcomes, be it in the near future or far ahead.
Listening to your heart often leads to doing something that you feel like doing. It might not be appropriate but that is what you feel like doing. And hence, you just go ahead, doing it without worrying too much about the consequences. It is following your natural instinct.
There is often many situations where your heart tells you to do one thing but your mind tells the opposite. We will often be in a dilemma on whether to follow our mind or our heart. Our mind is usually right, keeping us out of trouble. But our heart is what we want, is something that we enjoy doing and willing to sacrifice for. So which one do you choose to follow? What we want isn't exactly the best for us. We might be enjoying it now but it won't last. It sometimes could turn out worst.
Alcohol is the best example. People are willing to spend heaps of money on it, enjoying the effects, enabling one to forgot about all the problems in life. Despite knowing the consequences that alcohol has on human health, people are still not bothered by it.
And sometimes we know we shouldn't and that's exactly why we do it. Humans are just complicating.
Sometimes I get so frustrated as not to know which one to follow. My mind or my heart. I have made mistakes by just following my heart, mistakes that my mind would have stopped me. I also have allowed my mind that over shadowed my heart. I do it because it is supposed to be done and not based on what I want.
It is kinda hard to pin point it out clearly but I guess it depends a lot on the situation you are in. Sometimes you follow your heart and others your mind. Nevertheless, sometimes you gotta balance both, what you want and what you should.
So, respect other people's believe. Don't make fun of it, don't try to condemn it. If we cant make sense out of what other people believe, then just let it be. Don't try to convience them otherwise. The beliefs are something that people hold onto. Something to keep them going.
Having said that, there is exceptional for everything. If one believe that ending their life or giving up hope is the best for them, of course you will not respect and let them do it. This is when you do have to convience them that there is a bright side of life. Their mind will be clouded by negative thoughts, that their believe is a danger to them.
Sometimes is kinda hard to hold onto our own beliefs especially when things are going in the opposite direction. But do not let go of it. It is better to have something to grab hole off rather than nothing.
