Rational vs Irrational thoughts

Personally, I think a successfully life is lead by mostly irrational thoughts and behaviors rather than rational thoughts because we as human beings, are subject to senseless actions without mental clarity. We always try to look for new things and improve the present condition. This crave for advancement and evolution drives us to irrational thoughts and maybe even an endless insanity for improvement. We are always trying to overthrow existing rules and making new ones in which we may break again. Even if there exists some rational thoughts in oneself, these thoughts are ultimately overcame by irrational actions. The society is always on the edge of evolving and trying something new, which is why there are mostly irrational elements in people's life.

In my life, I have had many irrational thoughts in which I acted against my self-interest. An example is when I decided to jump off the shallow area of the pool even thought I knew I might injury myself by doing so. In this attempt, I ignored the "no diving" sign and even went against my own self-interest. I think the reason for this action was because I wanted to try something "new" and therefore chose to ignore the rule by putting my safety at risk. To think about it, diving into the shallow area was really a dumb and irrational action.

Contradictions In Life

Contradiction is defined as a paradoxic belief or emotion. People are almost always bonded to have contradictions within their own lives because contradictions are hard to avoid and always show up in conversations.  It is also hard sometimes to realize your own contradictions because you are just so used to applying it.

There are certainly many contradictions in my life, one of them exists as the paradox between old and new shoes. I always try to buy new stylish shoes every few month or so, but I also feel the need to wear out my existing ones first. The pro for the first option is the simple coolness and assurance of getting a new pair of fashionable shoes. The pro for the second option is that a pair of shoes can be expensive sometimes, especially at fashion stores. This contradiction sometimes lead me to a mental struggle between the two options and often times ultimately questioning the consequences of each. At first, buying new shoes often seemed like an attractive choice, but gradually the second option appealed to me more simply because it is not really necessary to buy shoes that often. I did not really beat myself up in this contradiction, but simply realized the better choice and changed my shopping behavior accordingly.