So what is the human mind ? Similar to the myth , the human mind is in its own right a Pandora’s box. Nobody knows for sure how it works. It can bring both happiness and pain through a cocktail of chemical reactions. This is the vanguard of your body , the captain . What the brain tells the body , the body does. If you wish to move your arm , your desire is processed by neurons located in a certain area of the brain , then an electrical impulse is sent to the muscles in the arm telling them to contract and a feedback mechanism reports progress . When you feel your arm has moved enough you wish to stop and your brain sends a signal to your muscles to stop contracting.

And all this happens in but one second.

And that’s just moving an arm . Now think about something more complex like digestion. Your body has to release specific chemicals , and direct the organs like the liver or bowl to work in harmony with the intestines . This however is not a matter of instinct but a matter of subconscious directing the body .

The only part of the human body that works out of instinct are breathing and circulation. These functions are preformed by the encephalitis .

So it’s technically a simple metaphor . Your cells are crewmen ,your organs are engines and such , your body is the hull of the ship and your conscious mind is the captain . The subconscious mind is the first officer who takes over while the captain isn’t there.

However our first officer is blind , if he is told to steer into a cliff he will do so without regard . That’s why we have a captain. Our mind can produce both thoughts of peace and harmony , or thoughts of fear and pain . It is not necessarily a random process but rather an influence of external factors. Similar to primates our mind seeks to copy that which it sees : “Monkey see , monkey do “.

Therefore it’s best to watch your surroundings and see their consequences . Do not let them influence you if you do not approve . If you were to see death every day you would see it as normal , yet most of us shield ourselves from it , maybe because we fear it , maybe because we know it can be damaging for us to see it.

Also , there is the matter of perspective , how someone sees the world . You could be paranoid and feel as if everyone to meet is trying to kill you , or you could be naïve and trust anyone without regard to your personal safety. However the majority of people fall in between.

We all have fears and loves but the way they influence us is unique. That’s what makes our mind a Pandora’s box .

Just think that out of 8 billion people , no two are identical . This makes everyone’s perception unique.