The matter of heart...

The Heart is actually a funny thing.. in scientific term heart is basically an organ that pumps blood and without it you die (frankly speaking). However this word is also loosely used to describe feelings. The matter of heart is really a strange thing. Just for an example, when we were happy, we literally feel it at our heart.. when we are missing someone it is very difficult to describe that feeling.. and not to mention depress, anger.. and love (or more of love someone until it hurts?!). Is it your heart that is feeling or your brain? I was chatting to TTB during the weekend about this matter, and she posted a question which I don't really have an answer (despite being a Dr).. the question is:"How would we know the feeling of pain and the longing of missing someone is the same for you and me?". Hmm.. this is really tough... I can't provide an answer.. We always describe our feeling to others.. but how would we know the feeling is exactly the same? There is no way to measure (to my knowledge)... can you measure the wave patterns of the brain? Or ? It is the precise measurement and scale that cannot be defined.

Take another example.. falling in love. Can this feeling be controlled? We've seen a lot of movies.. and falling in love seems to be able to hit someone just like that (is it actually more to the fact that when you realise it.. it is too late.. the feeling has been embedded for ages and you only just found out?). But what triggers it? Can this be controlled, reasoned and dismissed by being logical and rational? There is a saying in Chinese that means (in short) for a girl to chase after a boy is easier than vice versa. Is it true in this modern world? Well.. there is also another explanation.. it is the hormones who are the culprit. Heh.. but what triggers the group of hormones? Feelings?! aka: "The Heart"?!

Ok.. I think I am basically asking for trouble here.. ha ha ha..