We civilized member of western culture like to think of ourselves as rational beings who go about satisfying our motive in an intelligent way. To a certain extent we do just that; but we are also emotional beings____ more emotional than we often realize. Indeed, most of the affairs of everyday life are tinged with feelings and emotions. [Joy and sorrow, excitement and disappointment, love and fear, attraction and repulsion, hope and dismay….. etc.] All these and many more are feelings we often experience in the course of a day.
Sincerely speaking, Life would be dreary without such feelings. They add color and spice to living; they are the sauce which adds pleasure and excitement to our lives. We anticipate our parties and dates with pleasure; we remember with a warm glow the satisfaction we got from getting a good grade or achieving something better; and we even recall with amusement the bitter disappointment of childhood or something else. On the other hand, when our...