The power of contemplation coupled with concentration is perhaps a good illustration of the human, the internal equivalent, of antimatter. Anyone who read Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons" will know a little bit about antimatter, if not, run a "define: antimatter" search on Google.
Contemplation upon something, anything, in a concentrated fashion, is the only thing that enables progress, and it is at the same time the only thing that enables stagnation and retardation. How? One cannot execute a course of action calculated to do good or evil without having contemplated upon the act, and having concentrated, in whatever manner, upon its execution. It is the same thing that enables the execution of a successful political campaign, the implementation of positive and negative policies, development of technological marvels and weapons of destruction, military coups and bloodless dictatorial regime, or blood filled democratic regimes, sensual pleasure, and spritual upliftment.
So where does human emotion fit into the whole scheme of things? Emotion is that internal compass of ours that is ever so unreliable at times and ever so reliable at other times. It is that cognitive interface with the heart of us that allows us to experience the depths and highs of what it is to be human. Presence of emotion is presence of fallibility, and it is what makes us what we so bearably are, for without emotion, what can we hope to acheive but winter? So dont feel bad if what seems like a bad decision made under the seeming influence of emotions seems to turn out bad for you. A decision is only repurcussive upon you in a negative sense if you allow it to be. There is nothing, absolutely nothing in this world from which we cannot learn something good. Evil itself exists for the purpose of articulating the antithesis of good, so that we may be able to actually appreciate the qualities of goodness in the proper way.
It is very important never to stop questioning our purpose in life, no matter how puzzling, seemingly futile or irritating the exercise may be. For what are we without purpose? Our purpose, first and foremost, should always be to allow ourselves to be happy. How that happens for each of us will inevitably be different, but the fact remains that every man woman and child ever born bears in them, by virtue of being human, the ability to be happy. And if the ability exists, surely the means to bring that ability to fruition exist. It is a question of letting go of the things that you feel bogged down by, giving your mind a break, and letting your hapiness meter reading become a function of not how your mind is feeling, but how your unencumbered your spirit feels. If that attitude can be adopted, then it becomes a question of doing the things that unencumber your spirit. Doing is the only thing that holds worth, thinking about it without acting is folly, and it is a crime we are all without exception guilty of. But each day we have the chance to be happier than we were yesterday, and that opportunity, in itself, is worth more than we imagine.