The thoughts that swirl here in my head, oftentimes sound more reasonable, but then something happens during their travel time, from my head to this page. Apparently, it isn’t a smooth and straight highway.
I’m beginning to think that some of my thoughts and words are self-driving. Moments after I think of them, a system kicks in and off they go, dodging potholes, making sharp assumptions and unscheduled turns. I can’t prove any of this, of course, and I’ve not seen a manual or trouble shooting guide. I can just tell by what shows up on the page. “Hey, that’s not what I meant.”
I’m wondering if as we humans develop and improve technology, maybe our internal network is picking up on some of these ideas and running with them. Our brain is complex enough and controls everything else in our bodies, it makes sense that it too would learn and improve itself. Why not?
It
already warns us when we’re not walking straight and it keeps us from bumping
into things as we move. Our internal
cruise control always sets itself, just like our thermostat keeps our
temperature at a comfortable level. Our
sensors tell us when someone is too close, so why not take over other aspects
of our navigation. Somewhere between a
thought being formed and words being written, a little co-pilot decides it
knows a shortcut.
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