The first process through which the impulse rises takes place in the region of feeling, and in this region the impulse is either strengthened or destroyed. The feeling may be love or hatred, kindness or bitterness, but whatever the feeling may be where the impulse rises, it gains strength to go forward or it is destroyed.

• For instance, a person may have a great feeling of kindness; then the impulse of revenge may rise, but it is destroyed.
• Another person has a great feeling of bitterness, and if the impulse is to forgive it will be destroyed before it ever touches the reason.
• Or a person is most kind and, when the impulse towards revenge has arisen, he feels very uncomfortable; he will not have to call on thought to judge the impulse, for his feeling will destroy it.