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Thought #11. Change your mind.

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I love people capable of enjoying and appreciating every moment to the full . There exists a food-related word that goes perfectly well with the act of lingering enjoyment: savour .  This afternoon I was savouring the embrace of a cosy wing chair when I started asking myself about the definition of thought . After a refreshing siesta, I’m back in front of the computer, determined to type in something aesthetically attractive about thinking and thoughts, brains and minds. Obviously, thought is the act of thinking. To us, human beings, the brain seems to be the closest thing to a magic wand that almost every single creature has. As always, there are exceptions that prove the rule , though. Deep-sea sponges, for example, are devoid of brain and have lived for millions of years successfully. Some scientists now accept as true that they once had a brain but discarded it. Apparently, there are not the only animals without the organ controlling thought, memory, feelings, e...