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Some people are sensory oriented, and others are
thought oriented. The sensory oriented people interact
with their living environments more than do the thought
oriented people. Much of the interaction of thought
oriented people is via abstract symbols and
representations. Their senses are used to receive
symbolic information, not primary non-representational
stimuli. The sensory people are more aware of the full
range of sounds, smells, colors, textures, movements,
visual patterns, tastes, and temperature changes, than are
the thoughtful people. Thoughtful people are often so
lost in thought, as to be unaware of what is happening
around them. They create their own world of thoughts, and
live in it.
The dichotomy between sensory and thought orientation
is often promoted by exclusive value systems. Some people
look on sensory data as being relatively unimportant
compared to abstract thought, and vice versa. Some even
look upon enjoyment of sensory data as evil, and to be
avoided; although they praise the enjoyment of
sophisticated thought patterns. Thus, expressions of
affection are inhibited, and sexual growth prevented.
Education has often tended to promote intellectual
maturity at the expense of emotional maturity. This flows
from the relative values assigned to sensitivity to
sensory experiences, and to sophistication in abstract
thought.
People who lose touch with their environment are
likely to go mad and behave in violent ways. Inattention
to sensory data is part of losing touch with the
environment. Those who have lost touch with the
environment through inattention to it are likely to be
indifferent to it. Indifference, rather than hate, is the
opposite of love. Indifference towards the environment
leads to abuse of the environment. Those who approach the
environment only in abstract terms are not likely to
respect it; just as a man who approaches a woman only in
abstract terms is not likely to respect her as a whole
person. True respect involves acceptance of the other as
a whole with integrity, not exclusively as an object of
analysis and understanding. True love includes a sensory
orientation towards our others.
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