When something cannot be

Part of the human condition is emotion and despite it’s many advantages it can have disadvantages. Sometimes people will use an expression to the likes of “no, that cannot be”, this expression is used when someone is in a state of shock; disbelief. In fact the real meaning of this is quite literal, people’s emotions are sometimes so powerful they cloud reality to the extent that they are able to block it out. When we say something cannot be it is because deep within us it truly is not, even though logic and reason tells us otherwise. The person here is entertaining two contrasting realities, one of his or her reason and one of his or her emotion, there is a struggle between the two sides that is usually resolved with a winner when the situation causing the conflict cools off. Disbelief; it is one of many examples of how all humans are capable of small bouts of insanity during their lives. It comes from our evolutionary need for protection, possibly a small case of Dissociative Disorder. It is funny how sometimes our survival can depend on perceiving reality falsely.