I just read about a recent study in which a university discovered that there is a molecule called NGF that is responsible for that head over heals feeling that people get when they fall in love. They say it will only last in your system for about a year. That should explain the divorce rate these days if it's true, but it got me thinking...
What if there is a chemical that is responsible for giving your boss that great feeling that he/she gets when they give you a raise? Why can't we work on extracting that one for personal use?
Or, the feeling of good will that a policeman gets when he lets you off with a warning.
How about that feeling of honesty achieved by a nice used car salesman when he doesn't rip you off?
In the future, when you are at the mechanic and he is about to tell you what all is "wrong" with your car, you could dig through your case of happy feelings and pelt him with "it's just the air filter, it will cost $12.50" before he knew what hit him.
It might be annoying carrying around all those spray bottles, but you can just hit yourself in the face with the "I like carrying heavy stuff because it burns more calories" spray so that it won't bother you so much.
The idea that everything that we feel can be tied to a chemical is a little unnerving, but I think we could all get used to it. At least, we will once they figure out which molecule makes us feel good about chemistry.
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