Time and Consciousness
We reach back in time for unimagined millions of years. Unbelievable as it seems we still carry the genes of that first being which has been passed down from one generation to the next for these eons of time.
We are survivors of more time than we can comprehend. Each of us can be traced back millions of years in time. Our ancestors crawled and walked through such perilous uncertain times, through ignorance,famine, hardship,and eons of troubles. When we look at ourselves we see the work of millions of years, untold human misery, and sacrifice that have made us what we are today. Each time the handoff of the genetic code was made, our bodies blended with the others,right on up till our parents passed on the genetic code to us, and as we pass it on to our own children.
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What exactly is consciousness? It is our ability to experience the experience of sensation as it occurs, aware of one’s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, aware of one’s internal knowledge. It’s difficult to define consciousness because it is precisely what we are. It’s like the old saying, “too close to the trees to see the forest” It’s asking thoughts to define themselves.
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When did consciousness arrive in these miraculous human beings? And why did it happen? What led to self awareness? When we look around us we can see that other forms of live do not process this ability. Why are we the exception? Is there a biological reason? Are we lifted up to awareness only to retire at the end of our cycle, now and forever? It’s a question intelligent people have asked since the beginning of self awareness. These questions take us into all kinds of quagmires which can foster erratic behavior. Some say we are a favored species selected by the gods to become as we imagine them.
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Consciousness seems to contain two streams. One stream contains voluntary mental productions, thoughts, and images that jump into our heads and sense impressions. The other reflects or evaluates, monitors the first, and places it in perspective. Nothing in our mind ever really goes away. If we have memories that cause us pain or regret now is the time to express it. We need to examine them and learn their nature the best we can.
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All feelings must be acknowledged. We can avoid feelings and hurts within us but we can never escape them. We must give awareness to all our feelings, good or bad and learn to accept them. When we acknowledge our feelings, we are proving they are valid and worthy of our attention. We must remember, there are no such things as “bad” feelings. Feelings are just feelings. We must learn to give voice to all feelings and not be afraid to express them.
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Southgate
On August 28, 2009 at 3:45 am
Nice article that makes us conscious of many things including the time.Thanks for sharing.
Melody Arcamo Lagrimas
On August 28, 2009 at 3:49 am
You have expressed it so well. Very nice post.
raman13
On August 28, 2009 at 4:10 am
Good Work
Interesting
Best Regards
Lucas Dié
On August 28, 2009 at 4:13 am
Exceptionally well done, Ruby!
James DeVere
On August 28, 2009 at 4:23 am
Nice work – discusses that which is little understood. Thank-you, j
unown971
On August 28, 2009 at 4:33 am
Great work again Ruby! Well written!
Francois Hagnere
On August 28, 2009 at 5:17 am
Very good work, dear Ruby! and so very true.
ken bultman
On August 28, 2009 at 5:25 am
Quite a profound piece. I’ll need time to absorb it into my consciousness.
Katien
On August 28, 2009 at 5:36 am
A very tricky subject to explain. I’m not sure that we are the only living things that possess self-awareness though.
Collette Edwards
On August 28, 2009 at 5:36 am
well expressed, Brings to mind reincarmation, witch is why humans keep getting smarter. In any case this piece makes you say hummmmmm, LOVE IT!! ;D
Atikin
On August 28, 2009 at 5:49 am
I do like this article and everything Ruby, and I do like your thought process. BUT! There is one major problem! I don’t know where you’ve got all of this information from but I happened to study self awareness and self consciousness about 3-4 months ago for a Biology exam (which I got the results to yesterday) but you’ve got your definitions mixed up.
Self awareness: (according to the book from which I was taught) is defined as the idea that we know that we exist. This includes understanding feelings and emotions. This exists in chimps, elephants, dolphins and majorly, humans.
Self consciousness: on the other hand (according to the book from which I was taught) is defined as when we are too self aware and we let our brains control our actions.
I guess you got the definitions mixed up but they are very negligible in terms of this article.
Nevertheless, a good article with a good thought process and a good concluding paragraph.
Christine Ramsay
On August 28, 2009 at 6:36 am
I found the article very interesting. I have never really given consciousness much thought before.
Christine
Michael Degenhardt
On August 28, 2009 at 7:35 am
In this article your research is clearly defined and expressed. You have written quite and informative piece. Very well done! Michael
Daisy Peasblossom
On August 28, 2009 at 8:01 am
Feelings…acknowledged, but sometimes the expression needs to remain private.
Hugo La Rosa
On August 28, 2009 at 8:42 am
More than openly vent feelings, I think we should acknowledge them
and give them acceptance in the spacious tranquility of a meditative spirit.
Many years ago I believed in venting feelings too, but you can easily get into trouble.
Besides, venting feelings and emotions doesn’t work most of the time, unless you want to build them up, or bottle them up in your consciousness for many, many years. This brings trouble, enemies, and possible illnesses.
Respectfully,
Hugo
Buma
On August 28, 2009 at 9:37 am
I love your article, it has so much good meaning to it. Great, and keep up the great Triond work!
Ruby Hawk
On August 28, 2009 at 10:50 am
Thank you everyone. This is something all we humans are interested in. It is all amazing to me. We have come such a long way and who knows how far we have to go. To me there is nothing more interesting,.
Atikin, thank you and I appreciate your comment. I believe you have self consciouness, which I believe means being overly conscious of our actions mixed up with our stream of consciousness which means being aware of ourselves and our thoughts, that we live, and will die.
Hugo, I agree with you. We don’t want to go around venting aloud. We need to acknowledge our feelings to ourlelves and maybe talk to a trusted friend or counceler,
MMV Abad
On August 28, 2009 at 11:10 am
Very well written. Often we can express our feelings boldly but I agree with Daisy sometimes feelings should be expressed private… depending on circumstances. Thank you.
PR Mace
On August 28, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Outstanding work, Ruby. This was a piece that had me thinking.
Mark Gordon Brown
On August 28, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Ruby, when I first read this it was an hour ago, but its taken that long for dial up or whatever to allow me to comment. My consciousness is very frustrated.
chris73
On August 28, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I agree with what Katien wrote.
cebuanaeyez
On August 28, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Great article Ruby! However there are some feelings that should be kept at secrets (nice secrets).
Goodselfme
On August 28, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I learned and enjoyed sharing this with you TX for giving this to me. Well composed.
LC Sanders
On August 28, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I enjoyed reading your article and I have shared it on my facebook page.
I know how hard it is to try to explain what self-consciousness is. I wrote an article where I tried to explain Common Sense but it didn’t go over very well and nobody has read it in months,
These are touchy subjects and everyone has their own opinion. To me – self awareness is just being aware of the world around me and self-consciousness is knowing where I fit in to my world as it exsist around me. This is all about the “Id” and “Ego” we learned about in Psychology 101.
Thanks for sharing and check out my stories where I show you what I am talking about not just telling you.
Thanks, Lisa
QuinMonty86
On August 28, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Excellent article, Ruby. Very thought provoking.
Guy Hogan
On August 28, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Self awareness. What a wonderful concept. And the fact that we’re even aware of the concept is mind blowing.
Mystify
On August 28, 2009 at 7:48 pm
As always ruby I do so look forward to readin your articles,they are always interesting,informative and well written on wonderful subjects! Your ending note was spectacular and so true1I have often wondered myself why us,what is a conscisious,all the questions you have just asked! Great evaluation.Excellent work!!
CA Johnson
On August 28, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I really enjoyed your article, Ruby! You did a great job with it. I agree that we should express our feelings more.
rutherfranc
On August 28, 2009 at 8:11 pm
very informative.. got me thinking of my past life however..
fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa
On August 29, 2009 at 12:09 am
That was so informative, it truly makes one stop and wonder.
Awesome. Your article always strike a ?? that makes me stop and think which I truly appreciate.
Thank you
RJ Chamberlain
On August 29, 2009 at 2:01 am
Yeah it a weird concept to try and process actually. Never really thought about it. You have me thinking now though Ruby. Thanks.
RJ
Lostash
On August 29, 2009 at 4:47 pm
I think, therefore I am. Great article Ruby.
WriteEditSeek
On August 31, 2009 at 1:25 am
The great thinker Carl Jung made an intriguing statement in his memoir Memories, Dreams, and Reflections, which has stuck with me for many years: the question is not whether there is a God but why we are conscious. Your article reminded me of that. Thanks for the great read.
Jacques Berkeley
On September 1, 2009 at 7:13 am
That was interesting and well written.
syedaziz
On September 1, 2009 at 8:59 am
excellent
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