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So when the biggest social network on the planet, as soon as I log in asks me; "What's on my mind?" I'm usually at a loss.
Asking what's on someone's mind, I think is really asking for trouble as we may quickly find, in one way or another that we're all mad.
The mind is very mysterious indeed. It's one reason psychiatry isn't an exact science. So, instead of asking someone what's on their mind..(however you want to define mind), wouldn't it be easier just to ask the question, "what are you thinking?"
So what exactly is the mind? Is it separate from thought? Is it an amalgamation of both, essential to concepts, ideas and our core personalities?
How likely are you to answer truthfully, when someone asks what you're thinking. Will you be honest with a potential employer or someone from whom you're seeking a favour, if what you're thinking will derail that purpose?
How truthful are you likely to be able to put out your sincere thoughts next time someone asks: "What are you thinking?"
What's On Your Mind?
"We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much. We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living but not a life. We've added years to life, not life to years." ~George Carlin 1937 - 2008
In the middle of one interview, L. Ron Hubbard was asked, "are you a mad man?" He answered; "We're all mad. The one person you will find who says or thinks they're not mad, is a madman!"
So when the biggest social network on the planet, as soon as I log in asks me; "What's on my mind?" I'm usually at a loss.
Asking what's on someone's mind, I think is really asking for trouble as we may quickly find, in one way or another that we're all mad.
The mind is very mysterious indeed. It's one reason psychiatry isn't an exact science. So, instead of asking someone what's on their mind..(however you want to define mind), wouldn't it be easier just to ask the question, "what are you thinking?"
So what exactly is the mind? Is it separate from thought? Is it an amalgamation of both, essential to concepts, ideas and our core personalities?
How likely are you to answer truthfully, when someone asks what you're thinking. Will you be honest with a potential employer or someone from whom you're seeking a favour, if what you're thinking will derail that purpose?
How truthful are you likely to be able to put out your sincere thoughts next time someone asks: "What are you thinking?"
Sane or mad, very few will be able to give an honest answer. The answers will usually be tailored to fit what the questioner wants to hear in order to accomplish our objective. The gain or fulfilment of a personal agenda...
Please don't ask what's on my mind. I hardly ever know. Rather, ask, "what are you thinking?" Or, "what are you going to do?" maybe even, "what do you say?"
If I'm sober and coherent, I might even give you an answer!
"If it is the beginning of madness, you can stop feigning sanity." ~ Robert Littell
'Bodederek
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