A
group of authors sit around a long wood grain dinner table discussing the
intricacies of the human brain. No this is not the beginning of a corny joke.
The discussion drifts across many areas of this singular subject smoothly and
without interruption. This is by no means an argument, because each author
individually shares the same purpose. To inform, to learn, and to help the other
better themselves. They each take turns speaking about their experiences and
their points of view. The entire exchange is a calm, cordial, and pleasant.
However, this does not mean that each agrees entirely with what the others say,
this just means that they have the aptitude to listen and respect the others
ideas. Whether it be Jill Bolte Taylor’s idea of being able apply oneself to use
a specific side of the brain, or Oliver Burkman’s discussion of the power of
negative thinking. Each takes turns expressing the essential points of what
they believe can make an impact on the others, and each takes turns listening.
By the end of the dinner each author has said their piece and listened to the
others. Leaving the dinner they each feel they have learned something that they
did not know before, and that they are ready to use this new knowledge to strengthen what they already believed; the mind is far more powerful that any of them could possibly understand.
I see this gathering of these talented and intelligent individuals in a similar way. They all have such thoughtful insight about the behavior of the human brain and how we can use it in different ways. The power of the human brain is truely one that we will never be able to fully understand, but regardless, the more we study this incredible network of signals and data and how it's processed, the better we can become at utilizing it in the best way possible. Thinking about this dinner gathering has made me really wish it were to actually happen and be live streamed to the world. I believe the discussion would really be beneficial for the world to listen too. Especially considering current events taking place in our country and across the globe, people could really benefit from a closer look and understanding of the single most powerful tool on the planet; the tool in every single one of our heads that leads the most intelligent and complex species in the solar system.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you depicted the setting of the dinner between the authors. I agree with how you said that at the end of the dinner both have said their sides and learned a little bit more from the other. I also like how you said that they don't have to full agree with the others statement or belief. I also believe that these two authors would be very civil to each other when meeting and that when they each left the table they will have kept something that they learned from the other. Both authors re very intelligent and as you said they would have left the table learning something that strengthened their beliefs.
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