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You can read facial expressions and emotional signals in another person almost instantly and just "know what to do". Having travelled extensively I get very strong gut feelings when I need to cross the street, get off the path, jump out of the taxi, or leave a place that just doesn't "feel right". It could be a burning sensation in my stomach, an image that flashes into my mind, tingles in my body, my heart rate increasing or simply an unexplainable certainty and knowing that something is just not right and I need to move. You know when something feels right and when something feels wrong, the aim is to strike the balance between rational thinking and gut instinct. When you follow your gut feeling you will find that life flows more easily; when you go against your gut feelings you tend to find yourself pushing, struggling or forcing things to happen. You can't always hear your intuitive voice, it gets lost in the noise of multitude of thoughts and activity. One of the quickest and easiest ways to strengthen your intuition is to let go of your "monkey mind" and stop multi-tasking. By clearing your mind and being present you clear away the noise and distractions that can mask your gut feelings.
According to the passage, what does "feel right" translate into?
(A) When you are physically healthy and free of diseases.
(B) Getting a strong gut feeling that something is right.
(C) When you find yourself struggling or forcing things.
(D) Getting a strong intuition that something is right.
(E) When you don't find yourself struggling or forcing things.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (E) Only
(A) When you are physically healthy and free of diseases. — False.
- Wrong meaning: the passage uses "feel right" for a place or a situation and the feeling about it, not for health.
(B) Getting a strong gut feeling that something is right. — True.
- The writer gets "very strong gut feelings" about a place that does not "feel right".
- Feeling right is the same gut sense the other way round.
(C) When you find yourself struggling or forcing things. — False.
- Contradicted: struggling and forcing things happen "when you go against your gut feelings", the opposite of feeling right.
(D) Getting a strong intuition that something is right. — True.
- Gut feeling is the intuitive voice of the passage: "You know when something feels right".
(E) When you don't find yourself struggling or forcing things. — True.
- When you follow your gut feeling, "life flows more easily", without pushing or forcing.