The Heart is the Master

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1. There is little evidence of the heart in American daily life. Our resources go to war and creating unrest throughout the world. People are hungry. Opportunities are unequal. This is not God’s will. It’s an unwillingness to make a new kind of decision. To grasp the values of the Popsicle Index: peace and safety to be ourselves. The head is controlled by data, the computer and numbers. It’s the numbers that have brought this breakdown.

   Maybe this breakdown will bring a new balance where the heart factors in. As long as we view our problems as solved by money, we let the head rule.

   this is a great quote, not ironical at all.

2. The saying “follow your heart” is not always the wise choice. Is a person measured by the action of their heart or the action of thought?

   I feel that the mind and heart is one. For every action is a reaction weather it be good or bad and this is displayed in our daily behavior. If you do not have the thought than it can not be in your heart. I feel we are conditioned by right and wrong behavior, and this is instilled in us through out our lives. Behavior can be changed by self growth, bad influences, tragedy in our lives and lack of compassion for mankind. We as individuals have the ability to chose what type of person we will become and how we will deal with every day choices we face. Not to say that all choices are correct, but the ability to see mistakes and learn from them is a great blessing. I believe the desire to acheive our person goals is a product of our heart and mind.

   Dee

3. In from a wonderful blog reader…
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   Comment on Gibson

   I’m not sure how Gibson is using the words heart and head here, but in my experience the heart is extremely rational–it perceives the rightness and wrongness of things, while the head perceives their truth or falseness, reality or illusion. I’ve a friend who says our perceptions can be divided into those that are “above the neck” and “below the neck.” As an adult, I’ve tried to rationally analyze situations (above the neck) so my decisions are fair and right (below the neck). I found that if I lose track of “rightness” (below the neck), my decisions become self-centered. In this sense, the head is not only the servant, it can become sociopathic and even insane without the heart, (or body).

   Gibson’s quote is out of context so it’s unclear what he is trying to say, but if you read his statement as one of irony, it appears he might be suggesting the heart is irrational and using the head is a luxury. Is the heart a menace or a guide? If someone’s heart is irrational it is for the same reason their mind might be irrational–through ignorance and inattention. Because Gibson’s writing often fascinates those who are mesmerized by viewing computer screens–(an above the neck activity)–it occurs to me that the hearts of those who focus on above the neck perceptions might indeed be a menace.

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