The Brain Conspiracy

"you only see what your eyes want to see;
the eyes only see what the brain wants to believe;
the brain only believes what you see ... "

#frozen
#stumbling on happiness

huh! human brain seems to be the biggest conspirator of all times.

thinking about it, it is not just about the things we wanted to believe it is also true about how we conclude or perceive a solution. our brain is so complex that it always want a "satisfying" explanation for any situation - no matter how critical or complex the situation is. no matter if we can find a rational or irrational reason for a particular solution. we tend to lean towards a path of least resistance with our own way of justifying our conclusion. Depending on the level of reasoning we can dig through, our IQ or intelligence is quantified. Ultimately, every fact is a fact as long it was not proven otherwise!

OK - coming back to the topic, there is always a continuous conflict that goes in my brain about the "wants" and "needs". 

Step 1:

Everything starts as a want - i want an iPad, i want an e-book reader, i want a blue tooth head. i want this, i want that and list continues ...

Step 2:

the brain starts to build a conspiracy around the "wants". it starts building a story around the item that is still categorized as a "want". the imagination is built like a civil construction, castle in the air, brick by brick. the brain is very smart that it will deceive us from realizing that such a castle is built in our mind and we start believing that every act of lie the brain conspires us to believe.

Step 3:

the want is converted into a need.

Step 4:

we are taught to fulfill our needs [even a smart personal finance lesson teaches us to split 50% of our revenue to satisfy our needs].

Step 5:

after the need is fulfilled [i bought an iPad], the brain slowly withdraws itself from the imaginary world and also demolishes the castle built in the air there by making us slowly realize that, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, got changed because of the urge and I am who I was before this material came into  my life.

The brain functions like a joker - it does something to make us believe, and when we believe it, it withdraws itself and morphs itself to make us look in a different perception. in the end, the brain succeeds and is also left wondering what it is supposed to do.

Next time, when someone says that "it is all in the state of mind ..." may be there is some truth about it, who knows? at least not me, bright.