the more we think, the more we overthink. the more we overthink, the more we worry. The more we worry, the more we are afraid to act. THE more we are afraid to act, the more we hide. THE More we hide, the less we do...and so on and so forth.
Sorry I was going to keep going until every single letter was capitalized...but as soon as that "M" went up there I fully realized how bad an idea that was.
A life unexamined is not a life worth living, or something like that. Still, while overthinking, or being highly analytical (read "too") can be looked at positively and labeled reflection, maybe even wisdom, it does often lead to inaction.
We also dont' want to be creatures of pure emotion, pure feeling. If we just act upon carnal feelings of pleasure and pain and fear and desire...well we'll end up like the animals scurrying about after shiny things or scraps of meat.
I think that the answer lies somewhere in the stars. We have to think about what our dreams, goals, prayers, and ambitions are. We can plan, analyze, and worry about how to achieve them. But dont' worry about how others, including society, have to say about them. We can act, rush, and fly into these dreams...without losing focus on what these dreams are.
A person's life should have a tangible end, that requires the part of us that plans and worries and thinks. And it should take a passion that absorbs our soul and satisfies us.
We all deserve that.
