emotions

This weekend, like many in the life of a teenage girl, was very emotional for me. When you are upset, you wish more than anything that you would stop feeling the way that you do. The captivation our emotions have over us is almost unbearable.  You are a prisoner to what you are feeling. It affects everything you do, from what you eat, how you behave, what you listen to and so much more. Our emotions determine our days and nights, even our dreams. Sometimes this is a great thing, sometimes its like an evil curse you would do anything to rid yourself of. Unfortunately enough for myself, I was experiencing the bad kind. When you feel so gut wrenchingly terrible you spend a lot of time thinking of ways not to feel that way. I baked cookies, watched TV, worked on my homework, but it always lingered. Then I got to this assignment, a blog about whatever I want. So why not blog about the only thing that is on my mind, saving myself from these emotions. I started to think deeply about these feeling and it brought up a lot of questions. Why do we have emotions? What is their purpose? Do they help or hurt us? Or do they have no effect at all? What would life be like without them? Can you control them? I have no answer to these questions, just opinions. I think life without emotions would be bland. We live our lives in the pursuit of happiness. If there was no such thing as happiness what would we live for? Just because I don't think we could live without them doesn’t mean that I like them. I know for a fact that in my life emotions have clouded my judgment, broken my heart and ruined lots of days. They can also lead to great things, but for reason human beings tend to remember and dwell on the bad emotions rather than the good. We take feeling good for granted. It is almost as if we don't notice we are feeling good until we feel bad and it is disrupted. Why do emotions have such control over us? Why can't we set them aside? I would assume humans have always possessed emotions. Are they a part of survival? Do they play a part in human success over evolution? I do not see how emotions have helped us as a species. I see how it has hurt us. When we are hurt so bad it is hard to forget and that causes hate. Our world is full of hate. That is why we have discrimination and war. Our emotions are so powerful that they dictate society. Of course there are good emotions that lead to love and other happy things but they are much less prevalent in history. Are our bad emotions stronger than our good ones? If our good ones were stronger could we end war? I could continue on forever so I will end for now with a final question. Why do we have emotions?