Instant Gratification

So much on my not posting anything for quite a bit of time. I was stuck up in some processes. One of the hallmarks of these processes is the desire for what is known as "Instant Gratification".

This is a very prevalent part of human nature. We all do activities; and we also seek immediate results. It is very common to hear people at weddings talk about the names to be given to the babies-yet-to-be-born. Physically imbalanced people also tend to eat more without thinking. So do people take very hasty and rash decisions only to repent later. The truth is, that processes take their own time to produce results. Also the results are not necessarily in the form which we desire. But this aspect of human nature is with us, and is here to stay.

Why are we like this? Are we impatient by nature? Or is it a part of our evolutionary ancestry, where the animal in us seeks to get the maximum out of the present before being overcome by the forces of nature? Does adrenaline have a role to play in this? Can't we be a little patient? Can't we work out worst-case scenarios before proceeding to act? Can't we, to put it short, think before we act?

I do not know. Everyone I know has this trait to some extent. In every action that we perform, there is a part of us where we seek immediate results. So we are so immersed in doing, that we seldom think of the consequences of our actions. If only we think a little, we can entirely dispense with instant gratification.

Let us work using our heads, instead of our heart and hormones.