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%RESPONDING TO REALITIES 781009
There are different kinds of realities. We naturally
respond to them in different ways, in keeping with their
different natures. We often respond in a confused manner,
responding to a reality of one kind in a way which is
appropriate to a reality of a different kind.
Inappropriate responses may violate the reality and our
integrity. It is important to distinguish between
different kinds of realities and between the responses
which are appropriate to each kind of reality.
Responses may tend towards BEING or towards DOING;
PRESENCE or ACTION. We may regard our responses as
BEING/DOING: to, with, for, because of, or in spite of the
reality. We may enter into a relationship characterized
by the united relational words: THOU-THOU, IT-THOU, or IT-
IT in which either or both words in a pair may be "I".
Our nature and the nature of the realities with which we
relate will depend upon the manner in which we choose to
enter into relationships. The realities which we---come
to know---do not have natures for us which exist
independently of how we decide to relate to them. The
nature of reality which we do come to know is in part
determined by the way in which we choose to approach the
various realities of which we become aware. The nature of
our response to them is important to what we come to know
about their independent reality. Knowledge is knowledge
on the part of a participant. There are relative degrees
of objectivity and independence of reality---and we need
to become aware of the significant differences which those
degrees of objectivity and independence make in our lives.
Through communal responses to realities we may
confirm tentative notions about their nature---and acquire
the appearance of certainty which seems to go beyond the
level of certainty which is humane. In the extreme we may
join together in collusive games of mutual self deception
---wherein we live in a world of objective forms which are
independent of our apprehension of them. In such a world
our responding will move towards meaningless objective
interactions on an impersonal level.
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