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The Evolved Brain

This modern world we inhabit
Is millions and millions of years old
And out of this world evolved a brain
That became self aware; and eventually out of control

Hardwired with a conglomeration of Instincts and awareness
This creates conundrums for mankind
This brain desperately seeks peace 
But is at the mercy of an addictive, loquacious mind

This mind longs to be in the moment
But it's misguided efforts take it further away
So it distracts itself with modern trivialities
Only to return to the comfort of familiar pain

Plagued with cognitive biases
The only mammal with self disdain
The burden of awareness
The price a conscious creature has to pay 

This mind adapted from an environment
That’s far removed from modern times
These traits are the driving force of our behavior
Sadly, most will suffer, until the day they die

We ask, “why are we self destructive?”
We’re confused about why we’re not focused on what's at hand
We refuse to acknowledge our shortcomings
Like an ostrich, we stick our head further in the sand

We attempt to excuse our destructive behavior
We make a halfhearted promise to try
But the problems not food, drugs, or alcohol
Those are just symptoms, not the why?

So, many become a victim
They conclude, no discipline or impulse control
They deflect by saying, “ it's hard”
Not understanding, where there's suffering, there is potential growth

Human perceptions are contingent
Filtered through an ancient neural development history 
Hence, the human dilemma
Unfortunately, what we find, is what we bring

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




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Date: 1/7/2022 12:24:00 PM
Fine write Kelly, good rhyme and flow with good words of counsel. Takecare, Gordon
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 1/8/2022 11:40:00 AM
Thanks Gordon!

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