So me and a friend were having a discussion and he said it is impossible for anyone to cease thinking for any given moment. I was really surprised and I disagreed and explained that throughout the day I have many gaps in between my normal dialogue of thought where I'm not thinking - just being. There was a time when inside my mind I could not find a place to rest (I think everyone goes through this at some point in life, usually late teens) mostly stemming from an identity crisis (growing up I was told by my parents I was Russian when I later found out I'm a Gagauz/Ossetian mix) and also my dilemma with religion (born into an extremely religious family and I had a hard time giving it up and coping when I discovered Christianity was mostly BS). The religious dilemma still continues to this day but my attitude now is "I will find out when I die" so I've gotten over it to a degree.
Anyway, which do you think is more "normal"? Uninterrupted thinking all day or not thinking at all? I remember when I was younger, most of the time I did not think but was in that "just being" state so I would think that's more natural. I've more or less reverted back to that.
Anyway, which do you think is more "normal"? Uninterrupted thinking all day or not thinking at all? I remember when I was younger, most of the time I did not think but was in that "just being" state so I would think that's more natural. I've more or less reverted back to that.
