this labeling process is seen as emotional intelligence—the ability to name and identify feelings, a quality often celebrated. While these skills have their place, this process goes far deeper and requires a critical understanding: the label your mind applies is nothing more than memory. And memory, as we now understand, is just the past. You are

“And then, again, the more distinctly a man knows, the more intelligent he is, the more pain he has; the man who is gifted with genius suffers most of all.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer , “The World as Will and Representation”