More often than not, we are stuck with decisions between the heart and mind. My heart tells me a way that my mind is against. Why does it happen? Because the heart is selfless, whilst the mind's selfish! There are various ways to deal with such times; the best ones get you to thinking back in loops and leading you nowhere!
What could be done then? Here's what: Take a break and do what you like best, that is, focus elsewhere for a few days. Pray, read, go for a trek, watch M*A*S*H or a few movies, listen to music, whatever. By the time you've finished all this, the problem under consideration earlier would be:
(i) solved... great!
(ii) unsolved (as is)... it doesn't really matter then, since anyway you've continued living your life.
Both cases sound good enough. Ignorance *is* bliss.
If there's a case (ii) that matters, then you're back in *circles of thought* scenario, leaving one very good solution that always works: Toss a coin. You didn't have a choice anyway.
caveat: The title reads *a* perspective, not *the* perspective :)
2 comments:
a good one jst to say.
life is simple...
we,living it are complex
Is the heart the inner mind? Heart has least opposition from other organs. Conflict is between intellect and mind.
As you are aware, there are two hearts- one is the physical one which has no time between its pulsations for feelings and the other one- on the right side, where we point our finger to indicate 'me'- is the divine one. Which heart you have in mind? Perhaps the heart of poetic references. That is the inner mind. If not, it must be the divine heart, the seat of soul which is selfless. The self is selfless!
You are anyway smart. You said 'a' and not 'the'. In other words, you have your rights!! After all, it is _your_ perspective.
The most important point is the internal conflict you refer to, between whatever it may be. Tossing the coin is another way of saying that decisions get taken and you are just an onlooker. A decision not to many may appear to be one's decision. Coincidental circumstances dictate one feeling so. A changed situation might dictate reversal of that decision, normally speaking. In rare case, like in the case of _Bhishma_, decision prevails. Such decisions are not results of weighing pros and cons or of undergoing conflicts.
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