First of all, what is insanity at all in the general human understanding? The dictionary presents its definitions as:
The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
For the first obvious look, we would say that it is strongly associated with the affliction of the mentally ill people. And it is generally true, but what if we look at this affliction from a different perspective ? What if the main driving factor in your actions is also a sign of madness ?
Each of us is a little bit crazy, and despite the funny and trivial sound of this statement, it's just as it is. But not in a way of impaired thinking, disturbed feelings, hallucinations or visions, the judgments determining your approach, perception, or commitment would be more appropriate here.
Many of us spend most of their time trying to organize and plan everything. Madness is the last thing we want to escape.
Deep in the heart, we despise the task we so devoutly devote to, but some thought hidden in the recesses of the mind does not allow us to stop this titanic challenge. Our fears and anxiety arise as soon as logic is lacking in a given situation, and immediately after that madness appears.
So we can call the disturbance of harmony as madness in a way.
This kind of confrontation between space and chaos, order and harmony is part of our history as people, and especially as translators of the world in which we live. The order attracts us with its undeniable advantage, which insanity does not have: it is logical. Thanks to it, the world is predictable, and thus it can be controlled to some extent.
Without madness, you cannot cultivate passion. The order ensures security, but this madness nourishes the soul and gives hope. Healthy madness enchants the heart and takes care of it against all logic, because madness can give his own life at the price of the stolen heart.
The state of falling in love is a form of madness that takes a different heart and makes it your own.
From a logical point of view, falling in love does not make sense. It is associated with a huge investment of resources, stunning emotional instability and causes time - our most limited resource - to escape at the speed of light.
There is a quote known for years and repeated by others. It is attributed to Albert Einstein, but most likely he did not say this at all. The most likely version is its transformed form with a significantly different meaning coming from the "Chaos Theory".
He was supposed to define insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Even if this statement has been read in its own way, it has a certain value. So here appears a very big difference between madness and insanity.
Insanity in common reasoning can be a state of paranoia at some stage of your actions. We can experience this phenomenon constantly trying to solve our problem or achieve our goal in the same way, and at the same time closing "the gate" for new opportunities. For each of us,insanity will appear in its own way. It will be easier for me to present it on my own experience.
I'm playing an instrument. I remember a lot of time devoted to illusive exercises and repeating them again and again counting until it brings effect on my game. I couldn't be more wrong. I was blind and with each subsequent moment devoted to the exercises caused that I fell deeper into insanity. Only a change in the concept and a fresh start let me start to develop further. I could combine the solutions I already had with other concepts which allowed me to find the goal point.
It is mainly about the approach here. A change of thinking, a change of plan, as well as tactics and approaches to certain activities may provoke that even by chance, we will open a chest full of new possibilities, which doors until now have been blocked only by ourselves.
Coming back to the madness. There is a reason why a constant rhythm puts children to sleep and bores adults. The change of rhythm wakes us and speeds up the heartbeat. What is unexpected makes our emotions gain intensity.
Therefore, madness is the salt of life: its excess is dangerous, but it is a sinless absence. Just as it would be a sin to give an unmounted dish ... And life is just a dish that deserves to be enjoyed full of its taste.
What I have included above is not a textbook definision of the madness and insanity we all know and perceive. It is more the transfer of their characteristic points and values to our everyday life in a way that we do not see at first eye sight.
References:
[1] Jerzy Bobryk, Daimonion Sokratesa, neuroza Kierkegaarda, szaleństwo Nietzschego. Psychologia twórczości naukowej, metodologia badań naukowych.
