I have always compared the human mind to a computer...

Those that think are active running processes... they serve a purpose. They help keep the gears turning, the hard drives spinning... the operation system running to efficiency... they get jobs done and provide some sort of service...

and those that dont think are background clutter... useless, they just take up valuable space/ram... the feed off the system and divert resources from the thinkers...

but of course... one can argue another point...

to slow the mind and clear it of thought... one has reached peace... true peace...

my mind rages a thousand thoughts a second... its maddening at times... if i could slow my mind and not think for just 10 minutes... ahhhh the peace i would know...