Strange Definition

Sadness is not a state of the heart. It is a state of the mind. We seem to define sadness as an emotion or a feeling, not as what it really is - the price of ignorance. This sounds very strange; perhaps you have never heard of such an absurd definition. But listen. People seem to think that human feelings are what make human beings. We can feel anger, fear, despair, boredom (perhaps this very moment) - but can animals? In the same degree, no. Therefore, man illogically reasons that his emotions make him different than mice, panda bears and moose. This is but one step away from the truth.

Animals have emotions (anyone with a happy dog or a melancholy cat can testify to this), but they are confined in 'animal nature.' Our emotions are guided by a rational nature. We have intellect and will. Animal's don't. This brings the circle of discourse back to my definition of sadness, the price of ignorance. Every sad event always has a "Why?" hidden behind it, to which we have no answer. We just do not understand.