A Procrastinators Diary (Peeling your Onion)

Entry 4 The Brain disputes its animal nature

“Wakey wakey sunshine.”

(silence)

“Any one home?”

(silence continues)

“What the hell’s your problem today.”

“I got issues with you.”

“So what’s new. Snap out of it;we got an entry to write.”

“I won’t. You called me an animal.”

“No I didn’t. I said you’re main programming is the same as an animals.”

“How many animals do you know who understand quantum physics?”

“ How many humans do you know who do? I’m not referring to your vaunted intellect. I’m talking about why your actions make people do things that will dictate how their life pans out.”

“What are you getting at?”

“You know. Basic animal actions. Eat,screw and protect your territory.”

“So? Everyone has to survive.”

“True. But I think it sucks that you have a total override function that can kick in whenever you decide.”

“ I Haven’t.”

“You have so. And you’re very sneaky with it too. You use our emotions to make sure you get what you want.”

“What’s wrong with that? Not much point you having emotions if I can’t use them.”

“Well you’re too heavy handed. You just remove all options when it suits you. If someone can’t do what you’re telling them they must it really screws them up.”

“Bullshit. That’s why you got given an intellect.”

“Yeah, but you made damned sure it wasn’t as strong as the emotions; and access to their controls was very carefully hidden. Most people don’t even know they can look for them.”

“I still don’t see the problem.”

“You wouldn’t, ‘cos you think this whole survival thing is all that’s important. As long as the person is alive you don’t care if they are actually happy about the fact.”

“You’re nuts. Why should I accept responsibility for anyones happiness.”

“Because you admitted that you don’t filter anything that happens. You just store everything on your hard drive. You allow emotional issues to keep on stockpiling. If your survival program gets threatened, you override the intellect and hit the person on the head with them. You don’t care if the resulting action causes someone to spend the rest of their life paying for the consequences.”

“You’re responsible for your own actions. Don’t blame me.”

“Admittedly but you’re still not an innocent party here. Your sticky fingerprints can be seen all over the cookie jar.”

“No they’re not.”

“ Are too. Constantly pushing this whole survival trip you’re on makes most people think that’s all there is to life.”

“Stop sounding off about my survival program. You agreed everyone has to survive.”

“You really can’t comprehend the difference between survival and living can you? As far as you’re concerned perpetuation of the species is all that matters. Basic animal behaviour has to take precedence. Survival of the fittest, Law of the jungle and all that stuff.”

“Listen dude there’s been a huge time investment made in developing you critters. Do you think you should be allowed to blow that?”

“Yes I do but I haven’t got time to argue it with you now. We were supposed to be writing an entry for the diary and you’ve sent me sideways again. I have to try and remember how to go about setting up a web site.”

“What about.”

“Thought I’d make one just for this diary.”

“Why? Who’d want to read it?”

“Probably no one. But you’re obviously going totally senile and have forgotten the purpose of this already. I’m supposed to be setting myself goals and trying to achieve them.”

“Oh.”