Human mind is one of the most complex and awesome thing that could exist.
It’s often defined as a “centre of control” of the whole organism, essential on a physic level, but a potential destroyer on a psychologic level. Our mind allows us to escape from reality, makes revolutionary discoveries and take important decisions. We often think we have the complete control on it, but we don’t. On the contrary, it has the power to control us and our lives.
We’re its slaves, and as far as we can try to be independent , we’ll always be subdued to it. Think about pain. We live with it during our whole life, trying to find a therapeutic way to get rid of it or to relieve it, we talk about pain and say our opinion about it.
This is widely shown in literature. Lots of poets have a pessimistic point of view of life, of human condition and they show it in their work. For example we can quote Leopardi, who defined happiness as a transitory cessation of pain.
Every person has his pains and problems. How many times, after we experience a shock, or a simple delusion, do we intend not to think about it? We repeat to ourselves and to the others that everything is fine, as we need a confirmation, we try to keep away everything that could make things worse and we keep going ahead…
Of course, we go ahead, if we’re strong enough, if we receive the right support, but that wound will always be there.
And every promise we make to ourselves is actually useless because unconsciously or not, we’ll continue clinging on the past, at least during the first period, with photos, material objects, music but mostly with thoughts.
At this point our dear mind won’t leave us in peace until we can’t be able to make the rationality winning on the feelings, that isn’t an easy thing to do.
The pain is often due to a rejection of the present, of the change. The injured man hides in the past to find the peace in useless hopes that end revolting against us and destroying us on an emotional level. But “Be strong”, “You have to go ahead”, well that’s right but not everyone is strong enough.
Lots of people become slaves of the pain, throw the weapons away and give up and they could not be considered mere weak persons. All of this often becomes a real disturb or illness.
Scientists try to give a rational and scientific explanation and they are partially successful, but there are lots of things that can’t be totally explained with science.
For example, why could psychologic pain be worse than physical pain? They’re just impulses given by brain reactions, right?
I don’t think we can limit this. It is something intrinsic in human soul. Psychologic pain causes lots of negative effects on the person who suffers from it.
Sometimes a sensation is felt on the chest, something similar to an ache, as our heart isn’t temporarily able to beat as before.
But time repairs everything, be patient and don’t give up. Mind controls us. It will repair everything, at the right time.
Francesca Ferraro, 3 B Scientifico
