Can Civilization Be Born from a Wave of Emotional Attacks? The Mysterious Power of 'Desire' That Drives Human History

Our actions are not mere reflexes.Perception, cognition, recognition, emotion, judgment, and action—they operate within a layered structure, much like a mille-feuille.

Among these, "emotion" permeates every layer deeply, exerting a significant influence on our consciousness and behavior.

Emotions can sometimes distort perception (misidentification), bias our perspective (preconceptions), or trigger impulsive actions (runaway behavior).

Furthermore, emotions do not exist independently; they occur in a chain-like fashion, like waves, in the form of "anxiety → anger → regret → sadness → attachment → expectation → and then anxiety again...".

These waves of emotion stir our thoughts, change our perspectives and actions, and in some cases, can even transform our very values.

What is the essence of the 'wave of attacks' of emotion?

To deeply understand our actions, we must look beyond the 'actions themselves' and decipher the structure of emotional waves writhing within.

Emotional waves sometimes intertwine complexly and interfere with one another.

Reinforcement (resonance): Just as anger and anxiety combine to trigger explosive action.

Cancellation (anti-phase): Just as one might feel calm and detached despite being happy.

Complex entanglement (interference patterns): Like the complex emotions where love and hatred exist simultaneously.

These emotional interferences are not temporary; they remain in our memories, our perspective (view), and even our values.

Eventually, this shapes each of our personalities and behavioral tendencies, in other words, the 'topography of the heart'.

The miracle called 'civilization' born from unpredictable storms of emotion

It is nothing short of a miracle that language, tools, order, and civilization were formed within the unpredictable 'storm' of emotion.

Reason has not completely dominated emotion.

Rather, it was precisely because emotion existed within humans that 'reason' became necessary to master and manage it.

Let's look at specific examples where emotion prompted reason.

Fear: Nurtured the reason (predictive power) to anticipate the future and prepare for it.

Desire: Became the driving force of reason (creativity) to innovate and create new things to fulfill wishes.

Loss: From the sadness of losing something precious, reason (historical consciousness) was born to record it and pass it on to future generations.

Jealousy: Jealousy toward others became a force to improve oneself, leading to the development of culture.

While each human has a different emotional waveform, we have found common "resonance points" and created a "rhythm" to cooperate as a group.Language, institutions, religion, and art can be called "technologies for socially tuning the interference between individual perspectives (views) and emotions (feelings)".

In other words, civilization is the history of the evolution of technology to manage and control waves of emotion.

It can be said that it was a process of playing our thoughts like a musical instrument, sublimating emotions into beautiful chords, and collaboratively editing diverse perspectives.

What is 'desire'? An integrated engine that organizes waves of emotion

So, what exactly is this "desire" that drives us?

Desire is the power to consolidate multiple waves of emotion into "a specific direction"; that is the essence of "desire."

For example,

The desire to "know more" becomes curiosity,

and the desire to "get closer" becomes affection or attachment.

The desire to "be more fulfilled" becomes pleasure or satisfaction.

The desire to "transcend more" becomes recognition or self-transcendence.

The desire to "protect" leads to peace of mind or control.

The most essential role of "desire" is to function as an "integrating force" that converts emotional noise into a single "will" and channels scattered waves in one direction.

"Desire" is not merely a "selfish impulse." It is the "adhesive" that binds emotional waves, the "integration device" that unites thought and emotion, and the "driving core" that moves our actions.

The Three-Layer Structure of "Desire"

This "desire" consists of the following three layers:

1. Biological Instinct:

The most primitive desire, based on our bodies. These are impulses essential for survival, such as hunger, sexual desire, and the need for safety. This can be called the "primitive core of desire."

2.



Self / Identity: The layer that recognizes and manages desires within the framework of the "self." Concepts such as distinguishing pleasure/displeasure, continuity of desire, and comparison or separation from others are born here. This can be described as the "subjectification of desire."3.



Ego:



Refers to a state where desire expands and becomes bloated in a self-centered way. It is a state where one prioritizes one's own desires while lacking harmony with others or reality. This can be called the "hypertrophy" or "distortion" of desire.

Summary: Desire is the Core that Creates "Integration" and "Division"

Ultimately, "desire" is a biological impulse generated by instinct that appears through the filter of the "self" and sometimes bloats into an "ego."

Because desire exists, emotional waves connect, people cooperate, and civilization has been born.

However, at the same time, because desire exists, emotional waves collide, and conflict also arises.

In other words, desire can be said to be the central core that creates both "integration" and "division" in human history.

In which direction is the "desire" within your heart moving you right now?

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Wave-like Attacks of Emotion and the Formation of Civilization

Human behavior is not a simple reaction, but moves within a layered structure of:

Perception → Cognition → Recognition → Emotion → Judgment → Action

Emotion permeates each layer, shaking it and exerting multi-layered influence as follows:

• Distortion of consciousness (e.g., misidentification)

• Bias in perspective (e.g., preconceptions)
• Runaway power (e.g., impulsive behavior)
Emotion does not exist alone, but occurs in a chain-like, wave-like manner, such as:

Anxiety → Anger → Regret → Sadness → Attachment → Expectation → Anxiety again...

This wave stirs thoughts, changes perspectives, alters actions, and in some cases, even transforms values.

The Essence of Wave-like Emotional Attacks

• To decipher behavior, one must look at the structure of the inner waves, not the "behavior itself."
• Emotions interfere with each other in multiple ways:

• Reinforcing each other (resonance): Anger + Anxiety → Explosive action

• Canceling each other out (anti-phase): Feeling happy but cold

• Complex entanglement (interference fringes): Love and hatred coexisting, etc.

Interference is not temporary; it remains in memory, perspective, and values, eventually forming the terrain of personality and behavioral tendencies = perspective.

From Emotion to Civilization: Human History as a Miracle

Amidst unpredictable storms of emotion, the fact that

• Language
• Tools

• Order

• Civilization

were formed is itself miraculous.

Reason did not dominate emotion; rather, reason became necessary precisely because emotion existed.

Examples of emotion prompting reason:

• Fear → Thinking about the future (prediction)

• Desire → Ingenuity (creation)

• Loss → Recording (history)
• Jealousy → Improvement (culture)

While humans each have different emotional waveforms, they found resonance points and created collective rhythms.

• Language

• Institutions

• Religion

• Art

These can also be called "techniques for socially tuning the interference of perspectives and feelings."
Civilization is the evolution of wave management technology, the musicalization of thought, the harmonization of emotion, and the collective editing of perspective.

What is desire?

The power to consolidate multiple emotional waves in "a certain direction"—that is desire.

Examples of desire:

• "Want to know more" → Curiosity

• "Want to get closer" → Affection/Attachment

• "Want to be more fulfilled" → Pleasure/Satisfaction
• "Want to transcend more" → Recognition/Transcendence

• "Want to protect" → Peace of mind/Control

Essential role of desire:
• Turning emotional noise into will

• Integrating power that flows waves in one direction

Desire is an integration engine

• Attractive force that converges interfering waves

• Vector that consolidates scattered energy

• Converts temporary emotion into sustainable behavioral energy

Desire is not just a "selfish impulse."

Wave adhesive / Integration device for thought and emotion / Driving core of action

Three-layer structure of desire

1. Biological Instinct

• Body-based desires (hunger, sexual desire, safety needs, etc.)

• Most primitive

• → Primitive core of desire

2. Self / Identity

• Recognition and management of desire within the framework of "self"

• Distinguishing pleasure/displeasure, continuity, comparison/separation

• → Subjectification of desire

3. Ego

• Self-centered expansion and hypertrophy of desire

• Lack of harmony with others or reality

• → Hypertrophy/distortion of desire

Summary: What is desire?

Desire = Instinct × Self × Ego

• Biological impulse appears through the "self" filter

• Because desire exists, waves connect and become civilization,

• and because desire exists, waves collide and conflict is born

In other words, desire is the core that creates both "integration" and "division."