Gut reaction?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> – <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rationalization">rationalization</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>).</p><p><span word="Gut">Gut</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>?</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gut">gut</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Orientals">Orientals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gut">gut</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="instinct">instinct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intuition">intuition</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="dear">dear</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowels">bowels</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="ailments">ailments</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disliked">disliked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> – <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mannerism">mannerism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="distrust">distrust</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spontaneous">spontaneous</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span>.</p>
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