You Are Not Your Brain Novels & Stories

I suddenly inquired, can’t sweep him away from my mind. “Look, the brain and heart are totally two different things. It is your heart that loved him but your head can’t remember him. So, your feeling for him that exists before still there in your heart. The accident that made you hit your head doesn't cause your heart to has any malfunction. It only proved that you still love him, but you try to argue about the fact because your head failed to convince you since you lose the pieces of memory with him. Can you understand what I tried to say?”

I would rather use the mind than the heart because I realized that my heart was too fragile and easy to melt so now, I made sure that I’m using the brain over my heart. Brain before heart is better than hurt before regret…

I was making my way home, rushing to make some dinner for myself. Yeah, this is just a simple routine that I do daily. I know, it's a boring, pointless life. I've been like this since I was ten. Don't ask me why because life is never been too good for me. I even forgot someone important to me, and the promise we made for each other. *BEEP SHHH Inattentive, I suddenly saw a car's light flash through my life while I was running in the crossing lane---

But hers was different, and I told her so. "How different?" she threw back. "You had to go for physiotherapy. Carry out scheduled exercises. I wish I could meet a physiotherapist who could help the brain get better." "Very funny, Zyliah. Don't act dumb. It isn't about physiotherapy or daily exercises. It's about you making the best of whatever life has thrown at you. You do not remember events from your past. That's not your fault; it can happen to anyone. But ignoring all the signs and words that should help you break out of this stage is all on you."

Fine, I will think about it " I said. We bid ourselves goodnight and I went up to my room to sleep. The following morning, I arrived at my company, Blackwood enterprises like a storm. When I got out of the elevator, my assistant looked up and greeted me, "Good morning, Mr Blackwood," she said "There is nothing good about this morning", I said before walking into my office. I spent the next hour burying myself with back to back meetings, trying to get everything out of my head but I could not focus. The words 'marriage, 'Elias', and 'Hale' keeps crawling back into my brain non stop like a disease.

Arnold was brimming with delight as he paced back and forth, unable to hide the excitement bubbling inside him. Every few steps he would clasp his hands together before separating them again, as though his thoughts were running much faster than his legs could keep up. "Don't you know, young master, a brain is the most complex organ in anyone's body. People often praise the heart for emotions or the muscles for strength, but in truth, the brain commands everything. Every movement, every memory, every pain, every fear, every instinct to survive. Would you believe it that there are people whose body strength could become much stronger and more powerful just because their brain believed so?"

"I am just trying to say that I know what you are going through. If it is any consolation you are not really depressed, it's just Your brain that is not able to follow the rest. You have turned on some buttons in the head that it wasn't built to use. On top of that you have gotten a massive overdose on every neurotransmitter in there. So your brain is a bit in need of a load up" "Neurotransmitters ? Where did you pick up such a fancy word ?" "Well I need something to do with my time, I mean I can't be banging hot women twentyfourseven right ?" He sends me a cheeky grin. "Don't worry, we heal up pretty fast, your brain will catch up and learn how to update after the party. You old man had to

If we are treated in the hospital when we are sick, we should also not neglect our brain. Based on experience, the impact when our brain has a problem is really different. It's hard, it's drained. It’s exhausting even when you’re not doing anything. It makes you cry even if no one hurts you. It's sad even for no reason. Difficult to explain. But I know I’m not the only one experiencing this.

I feel I need to remember, it is important. “Don't overstress yourself, my dear, the brain is a tricky thing, and it works on its own time, nothing you can do will speed it up, relax and enjoy what you do remember, and the rest will come.”Hank said as if he could see I was stressing out.

Many people underestimate the power of the brain. The brain alone can be your biggest confidante as well as our biggest downfall. Our brain is there for us, cheering for us on the sidelines allowing us to accomplish the impossible. However, a simple thought can make you question all of your life choices. The brain alone has the power to make someone rise to the occasion, or fall on their sword. The real question is, what will you do to survive? Will you give into the weak thoughts? Or will you overcome them, and triumph?