I have always wondered at how do humans make decision.
A decision is made when we have, or appear to have, more than one choice. Usually, we use few factors to help us to decide.
But, factors can only influence. Religion, moral values, certain philosophies, economy, intellectuality or rationality etc. can only, at best, highlight why a certain choice is far more superior than the other one.
At the end of the corridor, it is not them who made the choice. Who, then, is?
Here's a question. Do we really make a decision while we are dreaming? Is there an active role for the dreamer to make a choice of, say, A instead of B? Or does anyone remember solving any mathematical equation in their dream?
In short, is there any thinking process involved in the realm of dreams?
For, as far as I could remember, dreams are likely to be described as narratives; the dreamer is just there to play the prescribed act.
Therefore, does our subconscious mind made those decisions all this while?
What does subconscious state of mind has to do, if any, with our 'true self' - the soul. Are they the same thing?
Does the choice we made in our dream shows who we really are?
I don't have all the answers. Yet. But, anyhow, here is my verdict.
We do make decision in our dream. We don't really realize it simply because we know exactly what to decide in any given dream-circumstances.
No matter how many options we have, we always knew exactly what to choose and precisely what to do. It is as clear as and as simple as choosing between drinking water or eating sand for a lost and thirsty bedouin.
When the choice is crystal clear, perhaps we don't realize we are actively making one, at all.
Why it is not like that, then, when we are awake?
Or, if you like the expansive version, why do we tend to ignore the subconscious voice while making decision in our day-to-day life?
I believe that if we could somehow reactivate our subconscious mind during our conscious state, then perhaps most of those difficult decision we have to make may not seem so difficult afterall.
Who or what controls this subconscious mind? Where does it come from? Where would it return to?
Perhaps Imam al-Ghazali rhm has something to offer.
According to him "man is formed of a body and a heart- and by the heart I mean the essence of man's spirit which is the seat of knowledge of God" (McCarthy 1980).
I think it is time for me to do some soul-searching. I have a strange feeling that the direction of my quest would behave something like a centripetal force.
To the centre - and to the whole universe!
*yawns* Good night.
* Are we human, or are we dancers? The Killers -Human
Ref:
1. McCarthy, R. J.. Freedom and Fulfillment: An Annotated Translation of Al-Ghazzali's al-Munqidh min al-Dalal and Other Relevant Works of al-Ghazzali. Boston: Twayne Publishers 1980
A decision is made when we have, or appear to have, more than one choice. Usually, we use few factors to help us to decide.
But, factors can only influence. Religion, moral values, certain philosophies, economy, intellectuality or rationality etc. can only, at best, highlight why a certain choice is far more superior than the other one.
At the end of the corridor, it is not them who made the choice. Who, then, is?
Here's a question. Do we really make a decision while we are dreaming? Is there an active role for the dreamer to make a choice of, say, A instead of B? Or does anyone remember solving any mathematical equation in their dream?
In short, is there any thinking process involved in the realm of dreams?
For, as far as I could remember, dreams are likely to be described as narratives; the dreamer is just there to play the prescribed act.
Therefore, does our subconscious mind made those decisions all this while?
What does subconscious state of mind has to do, if any, with our 'true self' - the soul. Are they the same thing?
Does the choice we made in our dream shows who we really are?
I don't have all the answers. Yet. But, anyhow, here is my verdict.
We do make decision in our dream. We don't really realize it simply because we know exactly what to decide in any given dream-circumstances.
No matter how many options we have, we always knew exactly what to choose and precisely what to do. It is as clear as and as simple as choosing between drinking water or eating sand for a lost and thirsty bedouin.
When the choice is crystal clear, perhaps we don't realize we are actively making one, at all.
Why it is not like that, then, when we are awake?
Or, if you like the expansive version, why do we tend to ignore the subconscious voice while making decision in our day-to-day life?
I believe that if we could somehow reactivate our subconscious mind during our conscious state, then perhaps most of those difficult decision we have to make may not seem so difficult afterall.
Who or what controls this subconscious mind? Where does it come from? Where would it return to?
Perhaps Imam al-Ghazali rhm has something to offer.
According to him "man is formed of a body and a heart- and by the heart I mean the essence of man's spirit which is the seat of knowledge of God" (McCarthy 1980).
I think it is time for me to do some soul-searching. I have a strange feeling that the direction of my quest would behave something like a centripetal force.
To the centre - and to the whole universe!
*yawns* Good night.
* Are we human, or are we dancers? The Killers -Human
Ref:
1. McCarthy, R. J.. Freedom and Fulfillment: An Annotated Translation of Al-Ghazzali's al-Munqidh min al-Dalal and Other Relevant Works of al-Ghazzali. Boston: Twayne Publishers 1980
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