Simple Observations
During the observation of one’s actions in relation to one’s thoughts and feelings, one can observe that certain thoughts bring out certain body reactions and specific feelings. It seems that the physical movement is given to control only when one is thinking. The bringing of specific ideas causes the body to react, and through the observation of the action, one brings to light specific feelings in regard to that action. It is evident that an effort is needed to form the thought for a desired action, and an effort is needed to act and create a thought relating to that action. So that the control over a physical reaction, or a change in direction in relation to one’s thought can change one’s reasoning, or can permit the individual to return to the process of true reasoning.
So that the observation of one’s life (thoughts, feelings and actions) brings to light the potential of one’s human condition, the potential for growth and elevation. Such observations show the necessity for Free Will, and such for Reasoning, promoting the beast to the level of manhood.
However, man is not logic alone, but has a heart, or as Pascal once wrote,” man is not reasoning alone but heart which within the essence of the soul, the motion maker, is the embodiment of life”. The development of a healthy body walking hand to hand with a healthy heart, “the house of love”, and a will to search for truth, is what defines a man.
The journey of life is the journey towards truth, truth about oneself, one’s position amidst the whole, truth in regard to the ideal man. So the necessity to observe one’s thoughts, feelings and actions is primordial for that journey. Being aware however, that true objectivism can not be achieve, one must strive to be honest with oneself, and only then, one can get a clear image of the man one is, so that he can put in motion the necessary steps to become the man he wishes to be, or to be more exact, the man he “will” himself to be.