#humans #rationality #wisdom Created at 2022-12-24 # [Anonymous feedback](https://www.admonymous.co/louis030195) # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought #to-digest # Related - [[Philosophy/Rationality/Emotion/Pain]] - [[Personal growth/Good and Bad]] - [[Personal growth/Self knowing]] - [[Philosophy/Humans/Innocence]] - [[Philosophy/Humans/Depression]] # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Hurt Nothing is more [[Irrationality|irrational]] to be hurt. Why would you be hurt? Hurt was a useful signal when fighting with lions in the savannah, but in our modern age, what is it useful for? Why are you applying hurt to yourself? When we are born, we are enslaved by our [[Monkey Brain|nature]], but gradually, at least those who seek [[Wisdom|wisdom]], we learn to deal with hurt, just as we learn to solve engineering problems, or how to cook. Wait, you never heard about dealing with hurt? Apologize, forgot school are a about filling checkboxes. When you are hurt, sit, shut down the noise, and digest your thoughts, writing for example is a powerful way to do so. ![an ominous, slender black stylized silhouette walking towards an epic forest of red trees by eyvind earle, centered composition, symmetrical ](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/004612a8-5342-4209-b2d6-13734eaca035) >And being hurt we resist, we build a wall around ourselves never to be hurt again. And when you build a wall around yourself in order not to be hurt, you are going to be hurt much more. From childhood, through comparison, through imitation and conformity, we have stored up these great many hurts and, not being aware of them, all our activity is responses based on these hurts. >~ [[Krishnamurti|Jiddu Krishnamurti]] Chaos & misery are the best friend of man, for it is in these moments that we are forced to confront the pain of our past. We can no longer hide from our hurts, and in doing so, we can begin to understand why we have built the walls around ourselves. We can begin to see that our walls are not only a defense mechanism, but also a barrier to growth and progress. By understanding our past hurts and accepting them, we can move forward with a greater sense of self-awareness and self-love. This will allow us to build a better future, one that is free from the pain of our past. ![black and white press photograph, highly detailed space of purpendicular stairs going in multiple ways, detailed textures, natural light, mist, architecture photography, film grain, soft vignette, sigma 8 5 mm f / 1. 4 1 / 1 0 sec shutter, darren aronofsky film still promotional image, imax 7 0 mm footage ](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/0bdf6303-565a-46db-97b3-40a305ebfa82)