Contemplative Thoughts in Human Nature

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Contemplative Thoughts in Human Nature is an analytical observation of human destructive tendencies. It is a very intriguing book, that sheds light on the dark side of human nature.

People throughout history have spilled a great deal of blood, almost to the point of having a lust for blood. In this book, Dr. Talib Kafaji attempts to analyze the evolutional and psychological reasons behind such human tendencies. These tendencies may have come to us genetically from Cain, the son of Adam, who murdered his brother Abel. That incident may have started the spiral of human
dysfunction.

This is the fourth book by Dr. Kafaji, and his writing style is very original. There is simplicity to it, despite addressing a very complicated concept of human behavior. He enriches his writing with his professional psychological experience. One of the most fascinating concepts presented in this book is, what is the relationship between the cosmetic industry and the armaments industry? It is a very unique concept he developed.

You may wonder if there is such a relationship. Both of them waste human and resources, both of them pollute the environment, both of them drain our natural resources, and both of them are a form of deception. How deceptive are they? The arms industry deceives us by convincing us the more arms we have, the more secure we are. It is a very deceptive idea, in that the more arms we have, the more insecure we become.

The more makeup a woman puts on her face, the less attractive she appears. When a woman paints her face with these toxic chemicals, she actually masks her real beauty. When she wears perfume, she  masks her pheromones, the scent that stimulates the sexes to seek each other. Evolutionary speaking, makeup and perfume are hindrances to our sexual stimulation. They tend to put a damper on our sexual desire.

The book also addresses why we resist change. Change initially brings discomfort to our lives, along with more responsibility.  Human beings are lazy by nature, and they follow the path of least resistance. Change can present incredible challenges. Even when we do not like a certain habit that dominants our behavior, we do not know how to get rid of it or overcome it, because that would constitute change. If we do know how, the sly mind (the unconscious mind) comes into play and entices us not to throw the bad habit away, again, because that is change, and we avoid it at all costs.

Dr. Kafaji also spells out succinctly how our brain operates in such ways that often become the source of our disturbance. Thus, we have to guard ourselves from the irrational intrusive thoughts that sometimes enter our minds.