Mindful Movement

The concept of the mind carrying the weight of the world in Turner’s essay immediately made me think of Ayn Rand’s philosophy. In her novel, Atlas Shrugged, she shows how the world falls apart when the men of reason/the mind decide to not carry the weight anymore (when atlas decides to shrug). Without the men of ability and effort, the world would be immovable. It is an impossible weight for man to lift (or impact) with his body or his emotions or any other device besides his mind.  It is also necessary to apply that concept to the individual. When one’s mind is idle instead of engaged, his or her life will lack movement.