I have become an avid follower of IQ and this site is a tremendous benefit to us without a question. There's something I 'discovered' or have been observing for a very long time, even from before I came on to IQ.

So, this is post is not a specific question per say but it'd be great to hear some point of views and so I have marked it as community Wiki.

When you read the following, please bear in mind that it is just my theory from observations from my own life. There's no judgement here, or right or wrong, good or bad. So request you to, maybe, treat it like collectively looking into the mirror...if that makes sense:) Maybe just a good read:)

EDIT:In this context, an event is something that's out of ordinary, something out of the norm. An exception to the rule. Like an alarm on a clock. An alarm is an event that's out of the norm of regular function of tick-tock of the clock. That's why it's an ALARM. By this definition, our daily brushing is an activity and not an event. What I am trying to say is, some of us will Over-analyze the brushing activity, decide best and only time of brushing is x A.M, with 0.02 grams of toothpaste, 20 upwards and 20 downwards brush strokes, rinse with salt water. Repeat thrice. This would be making an event out of something that need not maybe warrant it.

Do you feel like questioning EVERYTHING in your life?

My observation is that, in today's day and age we have become 'event monsters'and I use the word monsters in the sense of the hugeness of the appetite we have discovered to create an 'event' out of everything. These days, everything in our life seems to be an event or we want it to be so or we make it so. We create an event by questioning it. All types of questions for any and all big and small occurences. It is becoming a habit of ours (Human race) it seems. Somehow we find solace in this persual. Understandibly we have more outlets/forums etc. to indulge in these days and it maybe a result of that. But is that a good thing? I have observed this to be true across the cultures, countries and seems like a global phenomenon.

...I am just not sure it's such a good idea. That's just my observation. It is one thing to question something that over a long period of time may have validity in one's life but at other times and with certain people it is an obsession (for lack of better word). Somehow we have concluded that we should question everything, I mean everything that happens, we may think may happen, has happened, why it hasn't happened, why is it happening all the time, why is it just happening only to me and on and on it goes.

I mean from the smallest of the things to the ...let me give you a specific example and at the same time, let me warn you, its probably the weirdest one you have heard, but its a true story:)

I don't burp! Ever! I don't do burps! This came to light 8 years ago when my girlfriend casually observed it and I conciously started noticing it. Yep, true. No burps here. So a quest began. Sure enough, I am trying to force a burp here and there. No luck. Then I realized, I don't remember burping ever! Oh man, what was not an issue three weeks earlier now became an issue in my life. To cut a long story short, a point came (months later) when I stopped 'looking' into it. I didn't care, I didn't want to know why and, and because I was on a curve in my life where I was conciously simplifying my life and I am cheap:), I did not go to a pychiatrist or a physician to find out:)... but then, I noticed another strange thing... I don't do headaches either! I guess! hangovers sure, but no head pounding headaches, none! Maybe I am empty in my head, I don't tax my brains enough or whatever. This time it even became a joke amongst friends: What do you say to your GF when 'you are not in mood'?:) But this time, I didn't bother looking for answers. It's tiring. Its just is. And that's good enough for me.

The examples illustrates a tendency to over-analyze on my part. I am still guilty of that. But now, I restrain myself. Enough days later, its not even an issue. Moved on! In my experience, this type of questioning just takes the joy out of simple things in life. They are meant to be experienced and to move on. It maybe true that nothing happens in our lives accidently , but I don't think everything is meant to be dissected every which way either. That's my outlook.

Isn't it amazing that the most difficult tasks are taken care for us without us making an issue of them... like, for example, I don't make an issue out of whether I should put my right foot or left foot down first when getting outta bed. Or, I hope blood in my body is reaching safely wherever its supposed to. OR, wow, I can smell things, hope the smell thingies which are responsible for smelling things are working tip-top:)

It's amazing, how a curiousity can extend into a habit of exploring everything we do not understand. Maybe we are not supposed to understand it. Did you ever find yourself Googling the hell out of some medical symptoms you may have and go to the doctor and before he can, give your 'own' diagnosis of what you think is wrong with you?:) I know I am guilty of doing that. It just doesn't feel right to do so. Even for non-believers of medicine, a doctor is more qualified to at least diagnose. Whether one agrees to agree with that diagnosis is another story. An on and on it goes.

Now, I understand there is an individual obejectivity involved here. Who decides what's an 'event' in my life or not and I think that's fair. There's also an element of abundant resources on the Net. So, all the answers are out there:) But, are we becoming more aware and exploratory as a human race? I know, those who are on spiritual path are, but over-all, generally speaking are we becoming over-ananlyzing, a generation of 'there shouldn't be no mystery or wonderment to my existence' race? A whole lot of over-sensitive, formulaic, existential bunch? We even want to know 'how much to think', 'How good a good feeling should be', Maybe even 'had a good feeling while praying, but also had an equally good feeling while having beer! What gives? Which one is better?':)

We may have gone to the moon and may go to Mars, but unlike an automobile, there's STILL no one who can take our physical body completely apart and then put it back together better than it was. At least not yet. That's still reserved for the Big guy (or woman..ahem). And that's just our body, lets not even go into dissecting thoughts/emotions/feelings. We are constantly patching up, healing, moulding, coercing, repairing those. Maybe its supposed to be a mystery, maybe not. I don't know.

I am curious to see your take on this 'event monstering' phenomenon:)

PS: BTW, I sneezed three times consecutively while writing this...gotta go check on that:)