worlds is better than achieving a good life only in one world, because one world can provide the happiness that the other world cannot offer. For example, a person who has a better life in the material world can enjoy more material comfort, while a person who has a better life in the inner world can enjoy more psychological comfort. However, the ideal life is clearly when the person is able to enjoy both material and psychological comfort. Therefore, to achieve an ideal life, we need to put our effort on the material and the inner worlds. The best instruments that we have to achieve an ideal life are our two mental facilities: feelings and reasons. If we want to have an ideal life, we need to follow both feelings and reasons.
             When people refer to feelings, they usually refer to two kinds of feelings. The first kind is physical feeling. This type of feeling includes those of pain, thirst, fatigue, sleepiness, and hunger. These bodily feelings serve the purpose of warning us about the changes to our bodily conditions and needs. The second type of feeling is emotion, which is a psychological reaction to the world around us and to our own inner world. For example, happiness, sadness, despair are human emotions. Unlike the bodily feelings, which can be easily understood and dealt with, emotions are much more complex and are of great importance in achieving a good life (Baars 13).
             Following our feelings, or our emotions specifically, is crucial in developing a happy internal life. Following our feeling means: if we feel good for doing something, do it. It is important because by doing so we can have temporary satisfaction. For example, if we feel like dancing, we would be satisfied if we follow our feelings by dancing. Such a satisfaction is usually the greatest joy for us at that moment, because we are busily employing our action and mind to fulfill our desire. We do not need to gratify every one of our desires; howe...