#24
THE I IS EITHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE
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The Dualism holds that only
Active Life takes place in the Body.
Hence, the I behaves
actively with the Body.
The Body I is the Active I.
The more I
act, the more I shift into the Body, on the Scale to the right.
By measuring the I’s Position on the Scale (relative to the Body), we can measure its Activity (125)
The Diagonal quantifies the I’s Activity varying with the I’s Position on the Scale above.
The Yawning I - at the moment of Yawning - is a highly active I (the Yawning I is
doing).
While Yawning, the I is positioned toward the right end of the Scale.
Passive Life takes place in the Soul.
Therefore, the I behaves
passively with the Soul.
The Soul I is the Passive I.
The more I
pass (i.e. the more I’m
acted on, the more I
happen), the more I shift into the Soul, on the Scale to the left.
By measuring the I’s Position on the Scale (relative to the Soul), we measure its Passivity (126)
The Diagonal quantifies the I’s Passivity varying with the I’s Position on the Scale above.
The Griefing I - at the moment of Griefing - is a passive I (the Griefing is I
suffering, not
doing).
While Griefing, the I is positioned toward the left end of the Scale.
The Yawning I is rather active than passive (It’s actively
doing the Yawning with the Body).
The Griefing I is rather passive than active (It’s passively
suffering its Grief with the Soul).
By varying its Behavior, the I is shifting back and forth on the Scale.
On the one hand, the I is
acting with the Body, and it shifts on the Scale to the right.
On the other hand, the I is
passing with the Soul, and it shifts on the Scale to the left.
The I behaves
actively with the Body,
passively with the Soul,
actively-passively between both.
The Soul-Body I is the Active-Passive I.
By measuring the I’s Position on the Scale (relative between Body and Soul), we measure its Behavior, i.e. its Activity and Passivity (127)
The Two Diagonals quantify the I’s Behavior.
While Yawning, I’m actively
doing with the Yawning Body at the right end of the Scale.
While Griefing, I’m passively
suffering with the Griefing Soul at the left end of the Scale.
As I’m Yawning and Griefing, Doing and Suffering, I’m varying my position on the Scale.
But here is where it becomes tricky.
Soul and Body do not coexist in the Soul-Body I.
And that’s because they are Incommensurable Entities. (They form a Twoness, not a Oneness, similar to how a Number and Letter, „3“ and „A“, never become One, they remain Two („3A“), because they’re of different Nature).
The Becoming Soul
isn’t, and therefore the Soul I
isn’t, it only
becomes.
As the I
becomes in the Soul, it
isn’t in the Body.
The Being Body
doesn’t become, and therefore the Body I
doesn’t become.
As the I
is in the Body, it
doesn’t become in the Soul.
The Soul-Body I doesn’t behave
simultaneously with Body and Soul, but
alternatingly.
Either the I occupies the Being Body, which it
acts with.
Or it occupies the Becoming Soul, which it
passes with.
Hence, the I doesn’t act and pass
simultaneously, but
alternatingly.
The I either
acts or
passes.
While I’m yawning, I’m active, I’m
doing, and at that moment I’m not suffering.
The Active I is no longer passive.
Whenever the I is
doing with the Body, it’s only
letting the Soul suffer, it’s not
suffering itself.
Example: The Climbing I is not
suffering the Climbing, it’s only
doing it, however, it
lets the Soul suffer the climbing, which it will
suffer as soon as it occupies the Soul, at which point it will no longer
do the climbing, it will only
let the Body
do it, while it’s currently
suffering its Excitement.
While I’m griefing, I’m passive, I’m
suffering, and at that moment I’m not doing.
The Passive I is no longer active.
Whenever the I is
suffering with the Soul, it’s only
letting the Body
do, it’s not
doing itself.
Example: The Griefing I is
suffering its Grief, it’s not
doing the Crying, it’s only
letting the Body
do the Crying. Shortly after, the I shifts into the Body, where it wipes away its tears, it’s
doing that, and now it’s no longer
suffering its Behavior, it’s only
letting the Soul
suffer its Behavior.
The I is
doing and
suffering alternatingly, not simultaneously.
Either the I is actively
doing with the Body, and in that moment it’s no longer passive or
suffering.
Or the I is passively
suffering with the Soul, at which point it’s no longer active or
doing.
Which shows that I behaves as a
Duality with Body and Soul.