It seems that some people are genetically engineered to analyze, interpret, re-analyze and re-interpret every action and reaction in their lives. Oftentimes despite their best efforts to halt the ever-turning wheel of thought in their heads, which leaves me to wonder: Is it possible to remove your brain from the equation?
Of course I don't mean literally. But maybe just hold a chloroform rag over that person in your head's face so you can get a few hours of peace. I mean, there has to be a way, right?
Due to lack of funding (and one or two human rights laws) I won't be performing any experiments to get to the bottom of this. What I'll do instead is talk about myself for a little while because I think it's worth your time to read it.
Now for the most part I don't have too much trouble silencing my brain. Usually it's doused in so much alcohol it can barely function anyhow. But every once in a while I get a little worked up and start running down answers, straining the limits of my logical reasoning to figure out why my life is what it is; why Brad Pitt dumped Jennifer Aniston; why I can't get laid; etc. After an hour or two and a pack of cigarettes I get tired and/or distracted and move on. But what if I wasn't capable of that?
What is life without an off switch? Is it efficiency? Surely something that never shuts off must get more done. Or is it just pinging back and forth between two points like a ping pong ball in a static-charged plastic box? Sigh. I have no idea. What I do know is that there is simply no point to curling up in your bed and doing nothing but mulling over possibilities. If you find yourself locked in a quandary about life the best thing you can do is unload on somebody else. Whether you do that in a positive or a negative way is entirely your decision.
I leave you with this kernel: Take a look at something that puzzles you. Spend a minute and consider it. If you can't immediately understand it, change it or deal with it, "Fuck it." Just forget about it and focus on things you CAN understand, change and deal with.
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