[Another Q&A on the life of the mind:]
Re: "… one fears a gunshot, because they don't want to get got; another desires sex, because their sperm/ovum is ready…"
No: people are afraid and don't know why —and they don't know what they're afraid of. People are overwhelmed with desire and they don't know why —and they often don't know what it is they desire. People run without knowing what they're running away from. People run without knowing what they're running toward. People struggle to be less ignorant, without an awareness of what there is —better— to be known.
