The Baby Theory   A newborn baby is ideally in a state of physical equilibrium and therefore in a state of stability. Newborns do not lack anything they need when in this state: they have enough sustenance and the temperature is adequate. As far as the baby is concerned, equilibrium is a state of normality/perfection. Babies feel discomfort only when there is even a slight obstruction to this state. This discomfort is expressed so someone is alerted and solves the problem, e.g. feed them or alter the temperature. This 'discomfort-expression' process can be referred to as the 'Bad Function'. As babies, there was no other way to communicate problems to adults so we relied on the Bad Function to ensure these most basic needs were met as quickly as possible. Feeling bad and then crying usually got a quick, positive reaction so we made an association between discomfort/expression and reaction/resolution. This was reinforced countless times so the association became ingrained. When we began to have desires outside of basic needs and there was an obstruction to the fulfilment of desire, we simulated the Bad Function. This means we 'pretended' to feel bad to get those desires met in the same way as our needs.   We continued to unknowingly let this process run in the background as children because we were not taught the details of its origin by any of the adults around us. We failed to see it for ourselves due to our limited awareness and the apparent initial success rate. These factors ensured by the time puberty and adulthood was reached, the process was run so consistently that bad emotions became an unavoidable or even a necessary part of life. If my view of the process is an accurate one, with the exception of physical pain, bad emotions in adults should not exist. We think they should exist for reasons other than the ones outlined because Belief is Reality.                                                               BACK      Table of Contents