CHAPTER TWO: THE PERSON AND LOVE
II . PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LOVE
8. Analysis of sensuality
The direct contact between the woman and man, a sensory experience always takes place in both parties. Each of them is "body" and as such causes a reaction of the senses, giving rise to an impression often accompanied by an emotion. The reason is that, by their nature, women account for man, and man to you women, a value that is easily associated with the sensory impression that comes from the person of the opposite sex. The ease with which the values \u200b\u200bassociated with printing and therefore the ease with which emotions come in contact people of the opposite sex is linked to the sexual orientation of the human being because he is a natural energy.
An emotion of this kind is associated with a perception (impression) sense, is, therefore, to some extent sensory, but also shows that the very values \u200b\u200bto which reacted, are purely sensitive, but not belonging to the body or to identify with him. We said above that emotions permeate the life of the spirit, because emotion is often also caused by spiritual values. But in our case and that is the direct contact between women and men, we must have the fact that printing to be recorded since then that content , in an immediate way too, is perceived by the senses. Thus was born an image "outside" of the other person. Is it the same as saying that this image is only a reflection of the body? No, it is a reflection of the person, the person of the opposite sex. It's the mental image that comes into the consciousness of the impression that shown. But it is she who causes the intensity of the impression, or decide the importance of printing produced by a man over a woman and vice versa. The one makes "a great impression" on the other when in their knowledge have seen their values. The values \u200b\u200bare the object of emotion: it is they who, by being associated with printing, contribute to its intensity.
Analyzing the light of what precedes what we call the sensuality, it is clear that something more than a simple reaction of the senses to the object before the person's sex different. Sensuality is not the fact that one perceives the other to his senses. Is always the experience of values \u200b\u200bdefined and perceived by the senses: sexual values \u200b\u200bof the body of the person of the opposite sex. (Do not talk now perversions in which these sexual values \u200b\u200bcan considered linked to the body of a person of the same sex, even a non-personal being, animal or inanimate object.) then said simply: "He (or she) says something to my senses." The excitement of the senses has only a marginal relationship with the fact of experiencing the beauty of the body, the aesthetic impression. By contrast, another element is essential for sensuality: the sensual reaction, the body is often sense as an object of pleasure. The sensuality is itself a utilitarian orientation, therefore, focuses mainly and directly into the body, not the person concerned only indirectly, directly rather avoided. Even with the beauty of the body, their relationship is secondary, as we speak. Beauty, in fact, is essentially object of contemplation, experience d and the aesthetic values \u200b\u200bnot in the nature of pleasure, but instead cause that joy which St. Augustine termed the frui . Sensuality started, therefore, the experience of beauty, even the beauty of the body, because it introduces a utilitarian attitude about the object, the body is seen as a possible object pleasure.
This orientation of sensuality is spontaneous, instinctive, and as such, is not morally wrong, but above all natural. To justify this view, should take into account the relationships that exist between the reactions of the senses and sexual life of the human body. But deal with it belongs to the biologist, the physiologist or doctor.
The sensuality is not identified with the body's vitality, which, in itself, has a growing and yet only sensory why are manifestations of sensuality with a sexual coloration in children whose body has not yet reached sexual maturity. Although sensuality differs from the sexual vitality, have not dissociate, nor have to dissociate from sexual vegetative functions. Sexual orientation is expressed in the sexual vitality that the body possesses male has need female body possessing properties so that their sexual vitality are the natural end. Indeed, these are by their nature vitalities oriented toward procreation and the opposite sex serves this purpose. Such an attitude is not utilitarian itself: nature is not intended to mere pleasure. It is but natural attitude which expresses the objective need be.
Included in the vegetative functions, communicates to the senses. So sensuality is primarily oriented towards lust: The person of the opposite sex is apprehended as an object of desire just because of their perceived sexual values \u200b\u200bin the body because it is mostly where they discover the different senses sexes. These values \u200b\u200bpermeate the consciousness when the perception is accompanied by a thrill not only in the psyche , but also in the body. Reconnects sensuality with the body's reactions, especially in areas erogenous , evidence that is closely linked to domestic sexual vitality of the organism itself. The orientation of sensuality would be natural and as such, should be enough for sexual life, if men's sexual responses were invariably guided by instinct, and if the person of the opposite sex, subject to such reactions, another relationship that did not require the which is essential for sensuality.
But, as we know, human beings can not be objects of pleasure. The body is its integral part, you can not therefore be dissociated from the whole person: their value and of sex are based on the value of it. In this context, objective, a reaction of sensuality in which the body and sex makes the role of object of pleasure possible, threaten the person's impairment. Thus appreciate the body of a person is equivalent to admitting the fact enjoy it. I there for what the reaction of consciousness to the movements of sensuality is easily understandable . Either because it seeks to artificially decouple the person of your body and sex for considered as possible objects of pleasure, or the person can be seen only from the angle of the body and sexuality, is therefore ultimately also as an object of pleasure. The two attitudes are incompatible with the value of the individual. Let us add that question can not be the man of sensuality "pure" as it exists in animals, nor on its orientation unerring instinct. Therefore, it is entirely natural in animals, in man, infranatural . The content of the reaction involving sensual experience of the body and sex as an object possible enjoyment, indicates that the sensual man is not "pure", but somehow transmuted from the standpoint of value. pure natural sensuality, with reactions driven by instinct, never facing separate pleasure only to sexual life, even though it may be in man.
The mere sensuality is not, therefore, and even love can easily turn into its opposite. However, we must recognize that the relationship between man and woman's sensuality, as natural reaction to a person of the opposite sex is a material of conjugal love, the love of spouses. But does not fulfill that role for herself. The value orientation sexual body as a subject of enjoyment requires the integration, must be inserted into an acceptable attitude for the person, without that there will ever love. Indeed, as sensuality is crossed by a stream of love lust, but if not supplemented by other, more noble, love (which is discussed in the first part of this chapter), if not more than lust then most certainly is not love.
Sensuality itself does not take into account the person, not directed only to the sexual values \u200b\u200bof the body. This is the reason for the instability characteristic: wherever He turns to find these values, to wherever they see a possible object of enjoyment . The senses signal the presence of that object, each in a different way, the touch, for example, react differently to the higher senses: Sight and hearing.
But the external senses are not the only ones capable of serving for sensuality: The internal senses, such as imagination or memory, as well. You can, through any of them, contacting a body, even with a person physically absent, you can experience the values \u200b\u200bof that body as a possible object of pleasure. This is highly symptomatic for sensuality. This phenomenon occurs even in cases where the body of l another person is not considered an object of enjoyment, for example, when the subject of tests, studies or art. The sensuality in this case makes an appearance in a lateral way: sometimes try to influence the attitude body and person, in other cases, only results in a reflection characteristic of consciousness shows that this attitude could be drawn into the orbit of the latent sensuality.
But this does not prove that excitability sensual, as innate and natural, morally wrong. A lush sensuality is only a matter rich but difficult to manage, people's lives and to be open much longer at all that determines his love. Sublimated, can be (a diseased condition of) the essential element of a much more complete love as deep.
We now devote a few words to what is called " sex - appeal " . The term Anglo-Saxon does not mean the same as what we mean by "sexual orientation." No relation rather than the excitability sensual and sensuality. Often used to describe the power of sensual arousal cause or predisposition to experience such excitement. The role of sex in that expression is limited to the realm of the senses and sensuality. It is here the sexual values \u200b\u200bof the body considered precisely as possible object of pleasure, potential or actual. The idea of \u200b\u200b sex - appeal does not go away. Presents these values \u200b\u200bas independent or self-sufficient and cut the way for their integration into a personal love and complete. Conceived thus, the sex - appeal becomes the expression of a love that has made no more than the brand of sensuality.
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