The Comfort Zone

 Contentment is not an illusion. It exists. It is an insidious force, extremely real and potent than the most crushing of emotional and physical trauma. Once trapped within this make-believe world, with the fruits of all that you thought you could achieve with a minimal effort, it takes superhuman strength to be able to overcome this irresistible force of unnatural stasis. 

 

Contentment is the antithesis of human existence. Anything that has ever been achieved in the history of mankind was as a result of intense necessity or under great duress. The human brain is a remarkable entity, it can very easily lull you into a warm and inviting cocoon of inaction and hibernation. If you are able to push through the envelope and extend the boundaries of your mind, it will spark ideas beyond your comprehension. 

The default state of the human mind is very intelligently set to that of complete contentment with the availability of minimal resources. It is designed in such a powerful but effective manner, that unless we are in actual discomfort, it makes no effort to improve our lot in life. It is very easily satisfied with the resources it takes to keep the human body in relative comfort. And, yes, we cannot blame the human mind for this. Its main function is to keep us alive. It does this with amazing efficiency. Every primal need is communicated to the corresponding organ. If food, air, thirst, and need are all available in relative abundance, there is no need for the mind to dwell on other aspects of human existence. 

However much our frontal lobe is developed, we are still bound by these primal needs, and creative thirst is always a manufactured entity. Each individual contains within oneself a capacity for creative thought and expression. This should be carefully nurtured and cherished. Great creative genius is born in the throes of despair. 

We should learn to achieve an imbalance in our basal needs and their satisfaction, thereby avoiding getting into the comfort zone for a majority of our lives. This keeps our minds in a state of flux which provides fertile ground for creative expression.