The Dog

There is this bird that thinks it cannot fly and hence cannot. Since flying is in it’s instinct, it doesn’t have to be taught how to fly. It only needs to be convinced of the instinct. It’s owner tries everything he can to do that, and so does the bird itself for it wants to fly too. But suddenly a dog starts chasing the bird and whoosh, there the bird goes, up in the air.

The dog compensates for the lack of emotional intelligence in the bird.

That’s how it works for us too. Either we should find dogs to push us out of issues we’re stuck at, or synthesize them in our minds. Simple stuff. Tried a couple of times. Works.

Anger Control, Philosophically

There’s moral nihilism. Morality is but necessary. Necessary not for equilibrium in society. Necessary emotionally. Something should be there to tell us what we have to feel, and how we are to behave in response to actions and attitudes of others. Our biology doesn’t tell us anything there, nor does our rationality. Some sort of morality models floating around us have to be internalized to maintain a steady stream of such information. These morality models aren’t always formal, not always doctrines, not always written. These aren’t internalized consciously. Our minds pick these up all on their own, perhaps to fill up a critical gap in our ability to judge, decide, and react.

Since there’s moral nihilism, there’s no global consensus over absolute rights and wrongs. Such consensus is impossible. This is good. This can be exploited. I get angry over stuff so easily. All it takes for me to get rid of these emotions is to internalize an alternative model of morality, and hence an alternate judgment. This trick plays really well, such that I’m able to tolerate what the most tolerant of minds couldn’t. I’m not always able to do this, especially when i’m overwhelmed with emotions already. But I’m learning with time how to kick off this defense at the most optimal time possible. Perhaps you could too.