Jodi PicoultI wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet.
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If you are one to ponder the world around you, you might notice that the head seems to move faster than the heart. The head is always quick to act, while the heart always takes its time. You might wonder why this is so, or if it’s even true. The answer is simple: The heart is the source of life, and its job is to keep us alive.
It can’t act quickly because it must take care of other things first. If you think about it, this makes sense—the mind controls the body, but it doesn’t actually do anything until the body tells it to. But this doesn’t mean that the heart isn’t important.
After all, without it, we wouldn’t be able to function at all!
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