Thursday, August 18, 2005

Abstract thinking

Mind doctors talk about different types of intellect and also the different levels. Focus seems to be on challenged individuals whereas in so called "normal" population too these levels are present. Have you experienced a situation where you are talking about a concept or an idea and use an analogy and the listener gets stuck with the analogy and does not move beyond that. It scares to me to no end, if this mismatch happens in a relationship, how does one handle it.

I know, I know that comments will pour on love and not reason as the basis of a relationship .... ...... but still .....

3 comments:

Dubukku said...

have experienced these in office discussions. But in relationship...quite tricky...but I would just listen and probly explain when the emmotional mixture is bit low.

Kasthuri said...

I have had this experience several times in relationship, but I guess any abstract idea needs analogy to support it. Otherwise, there is no need to introduce analogies in the first place. I think it is just a burden on the other person to pick it up. What is important here is that the person who talks about the abstract idea understands it and gets enjoyment through the understanding while the other person does not.

Paavai said...

dubukku - maybe this is what is compatibility in its true essence of the word

kasthuri - personally i find it difficult to explain, elucidate ideas without analogies and quite often do get frustrated when the discussion revolves around the analogy and does not move forward