When all decisions/emotions/attractions/thoughts etc. originate form the brain, why do people use “heart” in such contexts?
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As an aside, the Japanese have a term— “Kokoro”— for that feeling that people in the west call their “heart”.
It more is explaining that tightness in the chest ones feels (usually around the organ is) when you have anxiety or deep sadness; it kind of roughly translates to “soul” or “inner self”.
Like it isn’t the organ itself; it isn’t like you’re having a heart attack or something. Unless the stress your under actually does cause a heart attack. Then that’s a whole other thing.
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