We Are Barely Here (Paperback)

Jeffrey A. Fields

ISBN 10: 1721793623 / ISBN 13: 9781721793624

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. We Are Barely Here explores the mysteries of how the mind actually works, how thoughts and ideas come to us, and the nature of the will we are compelled to follow. Focusing the attention inward allows us to see clearly what is happening within the self construct, and just how different it is from mainstream understanding.Free will is questioned, and exposed as a trick of smoke and mirrors, of ideas and emotions. How can the will be considered free when desires are imposed upon us? We find ourselves wanting what we want, driven to pursue, but conspicuous by its absence is any conscious, subjective process of deciding what the objects of our desire should be. It's a wild ride indeed, being human, one quite different than you may have thought. In truth, subjectively, We Are Barely Here. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: We Are Barely Here (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1721793623
• ISBN 13: 9781721793624
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

We Are Barely Here explores the mysteries of how the mind actually works, how thoughts and ideas come to us, and the nature of the will we are compelled to follow. Focusing the attention inward allows us to see clearly what is happening within the self construct, and just how different it is from mainstream understanding.Free will is questioned, and exposed as a trick of smoke and mirrors, of ideas and emotions. How can the will be considered free when desires are imposed upon us? We find ourselves wanting what we want, driven to pursue, but conspicuous by its absence is any conscious, subjective process of deciding what the objects of our desire should be. It's a wild ride indeed, being human, one quite different than you may have thought. In truth, subjectively, We Are Barely Here.

About the Author

Jeff is an accomplished musician, composer, and arranger trained in jazz performance (trumpet) at Arizona State, and as an arranger at the Dick Grove School of Music. He began his literary pursuits late in life, after searching for his place in human society to little avail. A philosopher at heart, and misfit in the truest sense of the word, he offers this commentary on what it means to be a human being, how the mind actually works, and life in general. His insights, while often contrary to accepted norms, may prove helpful to others searching for meaning or purpose in this short, mysterious existence of ours.