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The mind. It is what moves the world. It is the building block of all greatness of humanity and it is man’s ability to reason by means of this tool that separates him from the beasts of the fields. Nothing can impede the path of the logical unadulterated well-reasoned mind. Such a minds is the motor of existence, such a mind is to be thanked for all creation, for every step down every road that any human has ever made. This ability comes from the mind that sees a problem and knows that the strength of his mind is by far greater then any obstacle. There is nothing in the world more awe-inspiring than the mind of a man, nor is there anything so underestimated or undervalued.

The human minds a bottomless treasure trove that we have only begun to tap into but so many people seem to be under the impression that we are scraping the bottom of the barrel, but this has always been the case. Before man created fire I am sure men wished there was some way to cook their meat, heat their caves and light the dark, but they assumed it would not be possible; until some man said I can figure out a way to solve this problem. I am sure many people wished for a better way to travel than a buggy, man’s answer the automobile, a better way to communicate, mans’ answer the telephone, a better way to simply live, man’s answer medicine. The list of man’s achievements are endless and it continues today as new inventions and ideas are mothered and old ideas improved upon and perfected, ideas that at one time or another were seen as impossible of evil to society. The human mind should never be underestimated and nor should we put an imaginary boundary and say this line will never be crossed, for there has always been one man, one thinker who bulldozed over the wall that stood in its way. But after that wall is bulldozed society always feels the need to build another one that says, “O.K man will never be able to…” and that wall will stand until some one man wishes to tear it down in order to see his dream and his vision become a reality.

Besides being underestimated the mind is also undervalued. A great mind is no longer seen as the greatest of virtues but it has been replaced with such ideals as a “compassionate heart” a “sympathetic soul” and “loving and open spirit.” For proof all you must do is look around you . What is the battle cry in every “love story” that we are fed on a daily bases, “follow your heart.” The heart has become the decision maker and those who think and decide with their minds are considered “unfeeling” “cold” and “dead-inside.” But thinking with your heart can only lead to one thing, the annihilation of the mind. The heart and emotions are all well and good but they serve their own function, and they are not interchangeable with the mind. Decision’s made based on your emotion and made with your heart are rarely accurate and are usually dangerous. Your judgment is clouded and you can’t see more than 3 inches in front of you. Emotion leads to decisions made by what you feel at the moment in time. This sort of impediment leads to a compromise of values and convictions in order to meet the needs of your “heart,” and before you know it you are married to a person who made you “feel” good but who holds none of you’re values, beliefs or moral convictions. How do you determine these things…through your mind and these are the things that should determine who you fall in love with and who you value. If you follow this through to the end you come to the logical conclusion that the mind should determine who you truly fall in love with. But we are taught that our hearts are what falls in love and the mind has taken on a secondary role. The mind has almost become demonized, something only to be used by scientist’s and mathematicians but otherwise an obsolete tool. This leads to compromise and misery. How? Because when the mind is undervalued so to are the things which are spawned from the mind, again, things such as convictions and morals. These things are what creates a mind and how willing society has become to sacrifice the thing that makes humanity great. It is the worst sin in human history, for there is no act so disgusting, so vile, so brutally destructive as the prostitution of the human mind and that is what has happened. We have become a world of prostitutes. We are willing to sell our minds, and in turn ourselves, for temporary verification and affirmation from our “fellow man.” We have been taught that if we use our minds we are inhuman robots and therefore we handicap our minds in order to strengthen our “heart,” but this only weakens both. But the mind is the source of all greatness, all love, all truth, all achievement and all beauty, nothing can every be produced, no idea can be birthed and no plan formulated without the mind. The mind that exists in all humans but few use. Few wish to apply the amount of work time and effort necessary to make that mind great. Everyone wishes for that greatness of mind but few want it enough to make it great. So rather then be great they try to create a world in which the mediocrity is seen as great, how do they do this? By handicapping the mind, by propagating the lie that only matters of numbers should be left to the mind. They create a world in which greatness is measured by how sensitive one is or how in touch they are with the feelings. They create a world in which greatness of mind is not allowed to exist, and in such a world it is easy for mediocrity to be seen as great. . The truth is, it is easier to be a prostitute, and sell your mind to the masses, compromise it, change it and eventually destroy everything that holds any value in this world. It is easier to sell yourself and look great to the world, then to actually be great. It is easier to kill greatness and try and pass it off as selfishness rather then face it every day. They would rather imprison greatness then allow it to exist and serve as a constant reminder of what they could and should be

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This sounds like a good essay, but it is very hard to read because of the format. If you want people to read it, you should fix the formatting and check your spelling. You should also read it aloud and see if there is any part of it that can be taken out in order to express your thoughts more succinctly.

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I took the liberty of dividing it into paragraphs. I am not sure if I did the best job possible for this, but it should at least make it readable :D

The mind. It is what moves the world. It is the building block of all greatness of humanity and it is man’s ability to reason by means of this tool that separates him from the beasts of the fields. Nothing can impede the path of the logical unadulterated well-reasoned mind. Such a minds is the motor of existence, such a mind is to be thanked for all creation, for every step down every road that any human has ever made. This ability comes from the mind that sees a problem and knows that the strength of his mind is by far greater then any obstacle. There is nothing in the world more awe-inspiring than the mind of a man, nor is there anything so underestimated or undervalued.

The human minds a bottomless treasure trove that we have only begun to tap into but so many people seem to be under the impression that we are scraping the bottom of the barrel, but this has always been the case. Before man created fire I am sure men wished there was some way to cook their meat, heat their caves and light the dark, but they assumed it would not be possible; until some man said I can figure out a way to solve this problem. I am sure many people wished for a better way to travel than a buggy, man’s answer the automobile, a better way to communicate, mans’ answer the telephone, a better way to simply live, man’s answer medicine.

The list of man’s achievements are endless and it continues today as new inventions and ideas are mothered and old ideas improved upon and perfected, ideas that at one time or another were seen as impossible of evil to society. The human mind should never be underestimated and nor should we put an imaginary boundary and say this line will never be crossed, for there has always been one man, one thinker who bulldozed over the wall that stood in its way. But after that wall is bulldozed society always feels the need to build another one that says, “O.K man will never be able to…” and that wall will stand until some one man wishes to tear it down in order to see his dream and his vision become a reality.

Besides being underestimated the mind is also undervalued. A great mind is no longer seen as the greatest of virtues but it has been replaced with such ideals as a “compassionate heart” a “sympathetic soul” and “loving and open spirit.” For proof all you must do is look around you . What is the battle cry in every “love story” that we are fed on a daily bases, “follow your heart.” The heart has become the decision maker and those who think and decide with their minds are considered “unfeeling” “cold” and “dead-inside.” But thinking with your heart can only lead to one thing, the annihilation of the mind.

The heart and emotions are all well and good but they serve their own function, and they are not interchangeable with the mind. Decision’s made based on your emotion and made with your heart are rarely accurate and are usually dangerous. Your judgment is clouded and you can’t see more than 3 inches in front of you. Emotion leads to decisions made by what you feel at the moment in time. This sort of impediment leads to a compromise of values and convictions in order to meet the needs of your “heart,” and before you know it you are married to a person who made you “feel” good but who holds none of you’re values, beliefs or moral convictions.

How do you determine these things…through your mind and these are the things that should determine who you fall in love with and who you value. If you follow this through to the end you come to the logical conclusion that the mind should determine who you truly fall in love with. But we are taught that our hearts are what falls in love and the mind has taken on a secondary role. The mind has almost become demonized, something only to be used by scientist’s and mathematicians but otherwise an obsolete tool.

This leads to compromise and misery. How? Because when the mind is undervalued so to are the things which are spawned from the mind, again, things such as convictions and morals. These things are what creates a mind and how willing society has become to sacrifice the thing that makes humanity great. It is the worst sin in human history, for there is no act so disgusting, so vile, so brutally destructive as the prostitution of the human mind and that is what has happened.

We have become a world of prostitutes. We are willing to sell our minds, and in turn ourselves, for temporary verification and affirmation from our “fellow man.” We have been taught that if we use our minds we are inhuman robots and therefore we handicap our minds in order to strengthen our “heart,” but this only weakens both. But the mind is the source of all greatness, all love, all truth, all achievement and all beauty, nothing can every be produced, no idea can be birthed and no plan formulated without the mind.

The mind that exists in all humans but few use. Few wish to apply the amount of work time and effort necessary to make that mind great. Everyone wishes for that greatness of mind but few want it enough to make it great. So rather then be great they try to create a world in which the mediocrity is seen as great, how do they do this? By handicapping the mind, by propagating the lie that only matters of numbers should be left to the mind. They create a world in which greatness is measured by how sensitive one is or how in touch they are with the feelings. They create a world in which greatness of mind is not allowed to exist, and in such a world it is easy for mediocrity to be seen as great. .

The truth is, it is easier to be a prostitute, and sell your mind to the masses, compromise it, change it and eventually destroy everything that holds any value in this world. It is easier to sell yourself and look great to the world, then to actually be great. It is easier to kill greatness and try and pass it off as selfishness rather then face it every day. They would rather imprison greatness then allow it to exist and serve as a constant reminder of what they could and should be.

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To comment on your essay (and not the format):

It's a good description of common culture. Giving up your mind for comfort and losing both.

But I doubt that it's a conscious, willful act for many people. I think their mind just fades away in unconsciousness and lack of mental focus for most.

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A great essay that accuratly depicts the depression the world has put itself into. And this depression makes the Great Depression look like nothing. For no economical depression can equal one of the mind. Some of what you say at the end is in fact similar to things I say in my essay, The Rationality of Greatness. In fact it inspired me to rewrite the end of my one to use wording that better says what I have to say.

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