When does one begin to think? When does one recall having thoughts? Is that even possible? To many the task is impossible. As long as we could remember, thoughts have been closely correlated to our memories of various things involving our five senses--what we hear, see, touch, feel, taste. Our encounters with the things of this world using these senses make our memories more unique, bringing us back to those moments of the past when one of the senses are aroused in that same manner. Think about it--have you ever smelled something and immediately remembered that scent from your past? You could recall what you were doing, wearing, who you were with, etc. Our memories are so closely intertwined with our senses that we have a surplus of recollection. This surplus can only clutter the mind, where the conscious dwells. The conscious is bombarded with these memories and produces methods of organizing them, hence the term "thoughts." Thoughts are merely clusters of related and different memories, tying together to help formulate one's perception. The conscious stores these many clusters in various ways, similar to the filing cabinets in the office setting. Different from our conventional filing cabinets in that the memories can be regrouped at any moment, typically when a new one enters the cabinet. This can happen rather often, depending on the individual, changing the clusters and then changing one's perception.
So then we return to the first question---when does this begin? The initial answer is to say,"at birth" or "as a baby." Perhaps. But if you are anything like me you consider not the typical response but instead ponder long and hard, scraping one's mind clean for an answer. Clearly the beginning of thought only begins when one realizes that one's perception is only a cluster of thoughts which derive from the many clusters of memories stored away for the consumption of the conscious. Similar to the person it inhibits, the conscious will show favoritism in that it will group these thoughts as it pleases, leaning the individual towards one perception. It then becomes the task of the individual to accumulate a variety of thoughts, never experiencing too many of the same things but sending up an array of new work for the conscious. All this to create some sort of balance and minimize bias. Too many thoughts too soon, however, may overwork the conscious, providing too many thoughts for the conscious to process. The results of this are yet to be published but it is said that at these times the Subconsious makes its presence known, a character that we'll entertain later.
So here it is folks, here's my collections of thoughts that I wish to share with you. Why keep them cooped up in dusty old filing cabinets when I can show them to others? Why allow my conscious to dictate what comes and what goes? Why not pry as much as I can from that database and tell the world? Who knows? Maybe you'll be inspired to challenge your conscious! Do you really know what you know or do you think you know it because that's all your conscious allots you? You really don't know until you try ;)
Disclaimer: THOUGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE--BOTH YOURS AND MINE.
