What is feelings? (in fact i think this question should be posted as a million dollar question)
I have been asking this question for the past few days, and most of my targets while the girls as they would be more emotional and thus understand more on the question "what is feelings?"
According to some, i should really go check up the dictionary.
well my TIMES-CHAMBERS super mini english dictionary says:
1 a sense of touch
2 emotion
3affection
4 an impression, belief
and according to the http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=feelings
The sensation involving perception by touch.
A sensation experienced through touch.
A physical sensation: a feeling of warmth.
(note: the defination is too long so this is part of it)
anyway its no point checking up the dictionary otherwise i would just end up like a living dictionary who goes according to the definations in it.
So i questiioned some people.
They says its a sensation experience through touch, and where this sensation lies?
they say its the heart. but i think otherwise for the heart is a simple organ that pumps blood around our body and doesnt do any thinking at all. In fact its the brain that is causing all these stimulation to exist. SO whats going on in the head is thoughts.
So shouldnt feelings be thoughts?
Then mingying pointed out that its the side effects of thoughts and yizhen mention its our instigation of our brain, as how we react to our surroundings. Means within feelings and thoughts there is a gap that need to be covered up. Is like you need to convert thoughts into feelings otherwise it stays as thoughts by itself. Like changing it to actions otherwise it is just thoughts. However when changing thoughts to actions its often a difficult process as there is lots of consquences to consider. SO thoughts to feeling must be a difficult process. however mingying said it was a natural process, the brain does all the work spontanously however i thought there was a lot to think about before feelings can come about. If its that natural, then i presume by thinking i am happy, i should feel happy.
Then there is shirlynn's view of feelings. she said feeling is what you think you must do that you think it is right. SO feelings is no different from conscience then.So feelings can be rationalised by conscience as long as you think you are doing the right thing.
feeling is just a mystery in my conclusion
