Sunday, December 11, 2011

Wildcard: The Heart and Mind

Which is more powerful -- the mind or the heart? A lot of people ask this question many times; and sometimes, they cannot even differentiate the difference between the heart and the mind. To me, I believe that the heart is much, much more powerful than the mind. Why? Well, it’s really easy to change a mind as if I were to change a one’s heart. The thing that many people don’t realize is that the mind is constantly changing every single day, every hour, every second. The thoughts that we process into our minds goes through some kind of change like if we were to make a decision - we usually ask ourselves, “Should I go choose A or choose B.” Everytime we make a decision, people are always biased to one of the choices they’re given and that is most like because their heart tells them to.  Sure, some decision that we make in our everyday lives are not that important like what kind of breakfast to eat in the morning.  But then there are those decisions that we make in life that requires to use our heart, not to be cliche, but an example would be which person do love more when you’re stuck between two people that you love...

This somehow reminds me of music in a way. What I mean is that anyone and everyone can learn how to play an instrument, but if you don;t have the passion for it, it can only take so far. Not even the mind can improve a person’s ability to play the best they can and be the best that they can be. With passion that comes from the heart, if you have the passion for music, only you can truly improve and become the best at it.

I also believe that the heart is a lot stronger and powerful than the mind because of experiences that I’ve come through. There have been numerous times where I have fallen and failed at things that I love to do like dancing and playing tennis. I remember the time when I went and danced at an audition site. I was so nervous then. I kept telling myself to calm down. And when it was my turn to dance, all I could do was to do my very best. Though iin the end, I wasn’t able to go through the next round. However, it was my passion for dancing that keeps me motivated to be better -- to be the best and try my hardest next time around. It was my love for dancing that keeps me striving. No matter how many countless times my mind told me that i can’t do it, to just give up, and throw everything away; I didn’t listen cause I knew my heart wouldn’t. My heart didn’t want to give up and throw everything that I’ve worked hard for. My heart knew how important dancing is to me. And in the end, I chose to listen to my heart, it had a much powerful, positive impact on me than my mind did. To me, the heart has more control of someone than the mind does. Although there will be times in our life where we must decide to close out our hear and listen to what our minds are telling us. And I do applaud those who listens to their minds because they are able to push aside their heart and not let their emotions get in the way too much...

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