"The heart reason, that reason could not understand."?

Question

Can you please help me for this. I want to make a reflection paper out of it. Can you explain this quotation for me?? Please... What's this all about? I need to write a long reflection paper for this and I don't have any idea.. Please help me do my project in school, this is my project in PHILOSOPHY, explain it for me...

Answer 1

It's about doing something that you love, even if it isn't the logical choice.

For example, you have a choice of two careers. One you'd make less money, and work more hours. You choose that one, because you love the job. Logically you should have chosen the high paying job.

Answer 2

"The heart hath its reasons, that reason knoweth not" is how this quote from Blaise Pascal is often poetically translated into English.  Nowadays we use it to mean that sometimes you feel a certain way about something, even though you know in your brain you can't say why exactly you feel that way.  Pascal actually meant to make a more subtle point about religion.  He thought that a heartfelt religious belief underlay the proper rational approach to figuring out what moral forces would guide our understanding of the universe and our place in it. Try this link, but DON'T just copy the text,  because you will get caught!  It's from a book called  Philosophy and Living, by Ralph Blumenau, and you need to give credit to Mr. Blumenau if his writing helps you understand what Pascal was saying.  Your teacher will appreciate that you did research, but only if you give credit to the author whose work helped you!  See if you can follow along with Mr. Blumeneau's explanation, and, if not, ask us some more questions:

http://books.google.com/books?id=qjA3upX...