Is it nature or nurture?
When babies are born, they cry until their needs are met. Adults, and women especially, are wired to respond to the cries immediately and with haste. We cannot fight the instinct – not for long, anyway – of resolving the cries and needs of a baby. (Now, I don’t mean toddler, but baby.)
So, is this not a situation showing that instant gratification in part of our nature? (And, even, that crying gets us what we need?)
How bizarre… I mentioned this to someone yesterday at my physical therapy appointment. It was very odd for me to consider, and the woman agreed. Because, if we are wired for a sort of instant gratification, not only does that explain why we have such a hard time of kicking it as we grow up, but it also calls to mind the question of whether we are even meant to give it up. Is it something meant to serve us on a deeper level in life, and we just have been misplacing or misinterpreting it? How could we be better at life if we used the natural desire for instant gratification to our benefit? How could it actually be to our benefit?
I shall be thinking on this.
Post-a-day 2025
hannah ananas 