Cos,
You are definately right on the whole actions speak louder than words thing. I know too many people who will tell you just what you want to hear and then in the next heart beat they can walk over pull your heart out of your chest and watch the life get sucked out without caring at all.
I guess emotions though are what I live for. To me they are a fire that light me. If nothing else they just help me feel alive. For some of us, all we have are our emotions Cos. When you can't fight or get anyone to listen to you, all you can do is let the feeling grow until it is so intense that it takes over for you. See me I don't fight until you really piss me off. I am the kind of person that doesn't step on toes cause I can see where everyone is coming from. I guess that means all I can do is try to empathize and understand from that way. (sorry for the rambling.)
I would suggest to you though that you look into emotions a little more, especially if you study prejudice.
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hmmm ... i think that a lot of people, especially girls believe that emotions are what drive them ... i'm not really sure though ... emotions are a characteristic unique to humans (well arguably some advanced species might also feel, but we cannot establish that for sure) ... they are very hard to study since they are a subjective experience .. what we can study is behavior, wich often correlates very closely with reported emotions.
i know that emotions have played major roles in decisions i have made ... but i do not live my life simply by considering the emotional implications ... case in point - I am in love with this girl ... but our transient student lifestyles have lead me to set aside the emotional urge to try and make a relationship work because in all practicallity it cannot... so, despite the intense (sometimes painful) emotion urging me in one direction ... my drive to survive and succeed in the long term is what drives me forward.
i don't know if that clarifies my stance ... but the point is i don't believe one can life their life guided only by emotions because are often irrational
its really ironic that you equated love to gambling just now ... that really hit home with me because of a a situation i have faced a couple of times now
to use that metaphor i definately decided to walk away with the chips i had rather than try and double or nothing the last hand ... something that has left me thinking what might have happened
cos
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