Emotions are pretty simple when seen from an angle of matter-of-factness. They allow us to express. They give us room to translate our thoughts into a point of greater tangibility. They give us a place to register a form of 'realness', to allow us to embrace something unexplainable by language and concept other then the weak associations and descriptions the lingustics may bring across. They live in another plane, a different one from the possible void-like one which logic and reason dwell. They transcend beyond conditions and take place in a spectrum that is hard to observe through any science; hard to fathom by any art.
But as emotions exist as commonly with the other 'powers' humans posses, such as the ability for thoughts and the brutality of strength; it commands a special power of being able to wield a certain degree of control over these possesions. Emotions intrude into them and tell them what to do. It seems that it is the heart that decides most of the time other then the rare times when reasons contridict the way we want things to be done. Reasons and logic almost always correspond to a emotional value of something (Or someone). To execute an action means to use an emotion. Actions flow with it.

A few relationships that we may liken to have with emotion...

Silas' Belt
I speak from memory only, so any errors should be forgivable... but this character in the Da Vinci Code had some sort of belt that he wore, as a form of discipline or training for tolerance. In any case, it gave him a constant pain that acted as a sort of punishment. Such a device can be similar to emotions in the sense that they both 'train' the user in the situation through pain and perserverece. Like emotions, the belt is a baggage that causes one to remember constantly. It doesn't go away, but pricks pain into you from time to time. Leaving you to but clear your thoughts and to remember, or to forget. Or to just flow with it.

Puppet
If emotions were your puppet, if you could control it to your liking at getting it to do your bidding, perhaps all will view you as one who is emotionally strong. Someone who actually uses emotion, intstead of it using him. Such a manipulative perspective towards emotions exist, for the sake of bending it to drag down its power, for the sake of destroying it to allow better focus; all of such ridicules of emotion only prove the preceeding respect one had for it, so much so that he knew power will be allowed if emotions could truly be wielded like a puppet.

Chain with metal ball
Like a prisoner, you are chained onto the massive burden of the iron ball, and unable to move by its weight or able to move but with much difficulty. The amount of emotion you excercise upon a matter should determine the amount of weight that burden is about. Differences in people cause the differences in their reactions to issues and how much emotion they feel they should dealt out to a certain matter. So its maybe not the magnitude of the problem, but rather, the magnitude of the emotion that causes the pain. Emotion itself may even be that pain.

Slave
Who governs who in this? Emotion or you? In such a relationship, when someone is slave to emotion, he recognises it, feels deeply about it and does with it says. Wholey. Thats not exactly that hard to stomach is it? Depending on how extreme the emotion goes, and what emotion one is listening to. And also the initial reaction from one, that sparks off that particular emotion. Being slave to your emotions, although isn't what will be too hard to do or go through (unless melodrama is mentioned), it does leave one in a lurch without direction. Direction because of a lack of control. Direction, because of a lack of reason to follow. And because of ignorance of what to follow.

As I had quoted before from my unfinished novel, Distant Fragility -- "To be human means to have feelings. To have feelings, means to be weak."



"I believe with complete faith in the comming of the Messiah, and even though he may delay, nevertheless I anticipate every day that he will come.
I believe with complete faith that there will be a resucitation of the dead whenever the wish emanates from the Creator. Blessed is his name and exalted is his mention.
Forever and for all eternity. For your salvation I do long, Hashem. I do long, Hashem, for your salvation. Hashem, for your salvation I do long.
I believe with complete faith in the comming of the Messiah, and even though he may delay, nevertheless I anticipate every day that he will come."
-- Words in a Prayer book, Maimonides

I noticed that there is a beauty in waiting. And perhaps that transcends a plane higher than that of emotion...

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