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Originally Posted by Kaio
You can't just say that there's no reason behind it; there always is. Most parents think of their children as an extension of themselves, which is why they try to control them and encourage them to do what they want them to do and become successful in life to do the things they did/ couldn't do; to be proud of them. They save their child because if they let them die, they'll feel guilty that their child won't live on anymore, that they didn't do enough to prevent their demise, that they won't get to see them fulfill their own wishes of making them proud.
Instincts and emotions drive us to go out to restaurants and super markets to buy food; we are no different from what we consider animals besides that we have a more advanced sense of reasoning and logic, which helps us serve our instincts to a greater extent. Instead of just eating to fulfill a need, you're buying a juicy steak to feed you and make life more interesting for you; you're fulfilling wants and needs at the same time, making the process more efficient. I truly don't see anything else dictating our lives.
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I'll tell you something, my little brother didn't know how to swim, he was drowning, I just went to save him regardless of what would happen to me. I didn't even think for a second, even if I was a poor swimmer I jumped in the water. Does that mean I saved him because I hoped him to fulfill my dreams? Or because I see him as an extension of my life, I seriously doubt. The reason behind it is because I love my little brother, you have to get emotions is a determinant factor in human life. Just like, if a human being is not loved at all, he'll go crazy and he can turn into a psychopath or a sociopath. That's why some teens commit suicide it's because some of them are tired to be considered shit by society and rather finish their life there instead of continuing. You have to get we aren't monkeys anymore, we live in society, we're not there just to fulfill our own desires, we're there to help people we love, we're there to love, to be loved and to survive. Unlike other animal species, there are two things that control us, instincts and emotions, not just instincts.