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Our Emotional Structures

Most of the time, it depends what kind of family you inherit, and what kind of leaders you follow.

Invariably, the emotional sense of us is challenging. There are a number of reasons for that. The general climate of our region is surprisingly conducive to an emotional outburst. We lie in a temperate and tropical region where temperature normally remains higher above average and this may have some impacts on our emotional sensibilities. Historically and geographically, at least, two factors attest to this point of view. First, the way we have been practising and emotionalizing our religious experiences in South Asia erstwhile Indian sub-continent; secondly the dominant tradition of breaking-news savvy kind of media we have developed over the time in the region. Sometimes, both took a deep toll on the emotive self of us and misdirect our capabilities to do something productive. Notwithstanding the religious fervour and euphoria with which we express our religious side, we by the grace of God, still top the list of people who are dishonest, profiteer, and hoarders in their dealings.

But that is the external side of things. The real emotive structures are within us and we always find it hard to wrestle those. These emotive structures are like a double-edged sword: sometimes they help us wrestle the strong currents of the sea of life, and sometimes and somewhere they develop us into an emotionally unstable or reactive persona that is finding it hard to adjust the wave of life. Coercive patriarchy invariably will lead to emotional anguish among siblings; however open-minded and cooperative parents help young members of the family emotionally stabilize. The kind of treatment our father give to our mother is truly reflected in the emotional energy we hold inside. If they have been on strained relations, this is just not the thing a kid’s emotive self needs. The family we inherit, the upbringing we avail, the friendship we roam around, the religion we absorb, the media we happen to listen, and last but not the least the state we surround develop a kind of emotional structure with which we have to live for the whole life.

This does not suggest our emotive structure always act as a barrier and emotional energy within us tricks us towards negativity. Our emotional self is instrumental in ushering hope, and imagination. It inspires us to dare and dream for something different and something out-of-the-box. Our emotional self helps us win the friendship of our type, and experiences we cherish throughout our life. The chilling reflective sense helps us recognize who we are as human thereby helping us to recognize the meaning of life. They push us to go beyond our limitations and dig deeper into our souls. Much of our creative expressions- whether in painting, singing, or writing- are because of our unique sense of feeling and experiencing life.

The world of feeling is not as dull as the world of reason.

However, because of the immense energy trapped in our feeling, our emotional self is more vulnerable to misdirection and chaos than our rational self. The misdirected but passionate follower is dangerous in many ways. Our emotional structure is not always there to help us. I see hundreds of people trapped in an emotional world of culture of ignorance. I meet individuals who are suffering at the hands of emotional structure developed by patriarchy. We as a nation are not able to break the emotional structure our political system has long helped us built. We still cherish feudal lords, exploiter but a wealthy, corrupt and cruel lot among us as our leaders. We resist every bit of effort that is meant to break the political side of our emotional structure and we defend it to the end.

The beauty and sensibility of feelings would not reveal to us until and unless we recognize the kind of emotional structure we have been kept living with.

14 thoughts on “Our Emotional Structures”

  1. Aqsakhan says:

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  2. Rimsha Hussain says:

    Luckily or unluckily we Asians are more emotional😄😄😄
    And i am strongly agree with the facts that affect our temperament like climate and family relations💯
    Sometimes more or less attention than it is required , also makes the children emotionally weak

    1. Yaseen Baig says:

      Thanks Rimsha Hussain
      Feedback from you have always been valuable and I really appreciate the way you take interest in reading.

  3. Ghulam Mustafa says:

    Your emotional structure is truely related to your inheritence. If you have been given proper love and care by your parents and if your parents relationship is very strong then you are emotionaly strong in many ways. Climate and culture also affects you internaly and externaly. You have write it beautufully and express almost every aspect which influence you emotionaly.

    1. Yaseen Baig says:

      Dear Ghulam Mustafa
      Yes, in many ways, our emotional structure is from where we are and what we have inherited from our parents.
      Thanks for comments and reading

  4. Elària Ælish says:

    Surely diffferent circumstances have great impect on our emotional structure , like different relegions in different areas, and u already say the kind of behaviour of parents towards children , the condition of contray as it is developed or developing , but as we are human being we have Precious gift from God that is the thinking ability .. reasoning ability , nd decision making ability .. i think these abilities withen an individual are more powerful to make a self emotionally weak, vulnarable or emotionlly stable and strong if a person has Courage to bring change within himself /herself instead of obeying All the things that are keep going as they Are ………

    1. Yaseen Baig says:

      Dear Elaria
      You have always been passionate about reading and commenting. And, believe me I learn from your valuable feedback.
      Keep honoring us with your suggestion.

  5. Elària Ælish says:

    you have Explained very Well sir this is Able To appreciate ……

    1. Elària Ælish says:

      Thanku very muCh sir For yOur such
      appreciation ,really this motivates me alot..

  6. Muhammad Rizwan says:

    Someday I posted on Facebook دنیا میں اگر کوئی سب سے طاقتور تعلق ہے تو وہ ایمان کا ہے، سب سے اہم ضرورت ہے تو وہ تحفظ ہے، سب سے زیادہ بھاری بوجھ ہے تو .وہ احسان کا ہے اور سب سے خطرناک ہتھیار خوف ہے

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    There are lot of time other factors as elaborated in this article. As I mentioned above belief system, social security, fear of different kinds and relationship with others are also major factors of emotional impact.

    1. Yaseen Baig says:

      Dear Rizwan
      Thanks for reading and comment.
      Yes, we can count many factors comprising the emotional structure. But somehow, we have to learn to deal and benefit from emotional structure.

  7. Imad Munawar says:

    I think people make comfort zone with their emotions. Actually we have conform zone of everything so as for emotions.
    Humans are resistant to changes. So we resist to break that circle I think.

    1. Yaseen Baig says:

      Thanks, Dear Imad
      Yes, you are right in some way that the comfort zone we live is also because of our emotions. I believe both support each other.
      Our existing emotional structure may lead to strengthening our comfort zones, or the comfort zone we live may build new
      emotional structure for us.

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