"آگاهی یک اثر است نه یک علت"
— Daniel dennett
Simplified Meaning:
Imagine that your thoughts and awareness are like lights in a dark room. These lights don't just turn on by themselves; something causes them to shine. In this case, your experiences, feelings, and actions switch on your awareness and thoughts, not the other way around. For example, when you touch something hot, you feel pain first, and then you become aware of the pain. This idea suggests that our consciousness or awareness comes as a result of our experiences and actions, not what initiates them. So, if you want to be more aware or conscious of what's going on around you, it helps to be active and engage with your surroundings rather than expecting awareness to come from nowhere. By putting yourself in different situations and being attentive to what happens, you can enhance your consciousness.
