Logic Vs? Emotion

Logic is the way I make sense of reality.

Similarly to how people follow religion, I rely on logic. Logic is reliable, and I can have faith that it will see me through. Emotion, however, has over the years often been my enemy. I've seen the two forces oppose each other. Emotion clouds judgment and causes much unnecessary drama. As a child I'd watch those around me make purely emotional (and quite detrimental) decisions. I came to the conclusion that one ruled by emotions cannot live well.

However, today I've realized that I'm an idiot.

The truth has been staring at me dead in the face for a long time, waiting for my dense and stubborn mind to recognize it. Pure logic is not the ideal I once thought of it as. I used to think one with a pure sense of logic would have the easiest shortcuts through difficult decision making. I thought that the logic of a situation simplified things exponentially. What I hadn't thought of was what drives one to use logic. Logic is like a computer, awaiting a command from its user. It's like natural law without nature. Logic without emotion is stagnant.

I suppose the reason it took me so long to realize this was because I've never been short of emotion. Emotion drives me forward, giving me the desires to utilize my logic. If I weren't inspired, I would not draw. I may use logic to make sense of reality, but my emotional needs drive me to do so. Without passion, courage, and my stubborn nature, I would not accomplish things.

I'd better start giving emotion a bit more credit.