As human beings we are born with a trait that other creatures rarely possess - the ability to think about thinking.We are not only natural philosophers,we can philosophize about our philosophy,reason about our reasoning.Its strange but its true.We humans can have real self awareness if we want to - if we choose to.We can judge our own goals,desires,emotions and purposes and we can review,examine and change them.We can see,reflect upon our changed ideas,emotions and doings and we can change them and change them again and again.
You can probably call it 'free will'.But the question is how much are we willing to exert it on oneself?
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this is such a fundamental but subtle observation that you've made, probably the only thing that makes us human. But then again, maybe we don't give animals enough credit? Can we be sure? I've often wondered about this when I've looked into a cow's or a dog's eyes....
But I don't really get why you've said 'will' is it will or is it open mindedness or, say, 'questioning' ourselves? Do write about this when you get time :)
I Love you my little brother! :)
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