Reasoning

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Reasoning. Did we ever learn about this process? It's my last refuge, before praying. But, neither reason nor prayer guarantee an outcome my soul may rest upon.

This secretive spirit within, often restless for no visible cause, nonetheless pressured, anxious for the next thing, then the next, pulling to the furious future, maniacal at times, the unnameable longing for that which is just beyond the border of reason, as if logic alone cannot fulfill another desire, the call to new worlds.

Yet, those panicked, shallow breath moments when feeling most alone, most afraid, confused, or forlorn, who or what to trust then? Deity? Dreams? Dumb luck? Maybe an expert, or total stranger? Or, no, none of the above? Reason is still my best friend, best chance to survive the momentary crisis, best bet in all storms, still the #1 adapting-survival skill.

But, employing reason is not all of it, there's another critical element in play, the part that challenges me the most: trusting reason, over rhetoric, drama, or a persuasive siren call of emotion. This all does not translate into reason being right in every instance or choice, but everything else is a leaky raft you won't want to navigate to solutions.  

Consider how reasoning could be in our grade school curriculums! We could make it the fourth R. 😎

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