Impact of/Resistance to - I

As a human being's brain develops (provided all of the brain's functions are in tact) we come to understand the world around us by means of feelings and sensations. However, below our level of understanding, our minds and sub-conscious are already formulating or mental state via our external environment. It is the sensations and feelings interpreted by the above mentioned formulators, that possibly dictate our very means of living.

There is a common belief that children "soak up" everything, that their external environment affects their very well being; in terms of their attitude, mannerisms and disposition. It is constantly within my wonders as to how a baby moves towards items of interest. How does he/she know if the item is hazardous or not, is it useful or useless, is it a discovery or a complete waste of time. Whatever the case it doesn't matter. The baby would still move towards the object until his/her interest moves towards another object.


If the baby does not yet even posses the ability to speak... How does it reason or rationalise his/her attraction to the object. Is is purely feeling, impulse, the vibrations of their senses or do babies have more complex senses that are lost during the introduction to what is "REAL", "POSSIBLE", and what is "TRUTH".

It is said that without our external environment we would be not fully cognisant of our very own existence and not aware of the presence and pressure of the "not self". In other words he will have nothing to compare himself to. To think that our senses, feelings and sensations dictate our very state of consciousness is not so much of a far-fetched idea now is it? Our five senses relay the vibrations of colour, sound, chemical reactions, and physical stimuli all to the brain, dictating the way we interact with objects...whether it be a gross sight or a pleasant smell.

But it brings me to the thought of urges and our sense of desire. What exactly is it that causes our external environment to affect us beyond our senses, all the way towards our feelings and urges. That causes us to make stupid decisions, fall in love at first sight, believe that it's love when it's lust, that causes us to be selfless. It's probably the product of our conscious formula that has been brewing ever since our early years of existence, or maybe our perceptions or our own ignorance. Happily (or sadly) the circumstances into which we are born are beyond our control (Although some philosophers will argue that the "I" self is already omniscient of this). Our parents may have had major influence in our lives, our neighbours may have had input as well.

Maybe it does take a village to raise a child, but as an individual...What is it that dictates you to follow a trend, what causes you to oppress your true self. Fear of rejection?
The true meaning of this post was to see where it all starts, through the development, trials and errors and ending. It's time to go back to the beginning.
This is just a random thought... I thought would share...

And it develops
To be Continued...