Cross Balance

Many activities

To get an idea of the scope of these faculties,
I have extended the diagram
by adding a list of some of the verbs that illustrate the four faculties.

The five senses with which we observe the world and its peoples
have given rise to many verbs.Perhaps because we understand less of
how we process the information our senses put into our brain,
there seem to be fewer verbs for thought processes.

The range of expressive verbs is huge
– not surprising when you consider the diversity of our thoughts
and how we express them.

The way we practically apply our ideas and expressions is yet more diverse,
especially as our knowledge and understanding increases  
– if not of ourselves, at least of the world we live in.

Several of the verbs have qualitative or moral attributes,
and some verbs (not noted below) encompass
more than one faculty, such as teaching and managing.

	invent, analyse, diagnose, evaluate, judge, decide, consider, contemplate,  prioritise, meditate, remember, recall, imagine, scheme, plot, plan, think, dream, calculate
see, watch, look, leer, read, admire, spy, hear, listen, smell, sniff, taste, relish, savour, touch, feel, fast, examine, inspect, envy, observe, scrutinise, receive, eavesdrop, spy, supervise, watch, sleep, measure,		build, construct, drive, hit, lead, cut, cook, clean, maintain, repair, create, sort, file, dig, kill, pilot, groom, saw, chop, twist, fight, destroy, walk, DIY, handle, explore, harvest, shoot, eat, heal, irrigate, plough, weed, wash,
	write, type, speak, paint, draw, talk, sing, curse, bless, gesture, act, play, signal, beckon, point, greet, hug, kiss, cry, laugh, frown, lie, praise, pray, glare, sigh, yell, swagger, give, encourage

These four faculties
seem to underly many of the theories of behaviour and personalities,
and how they relate to the wide range of secular and moral behaviours
that we have developed,
and our understanding of the world around us.

I will start with the secular view and some of the current theories,
and then look at the spiritual dimension
that is so often missing from the secular.
In doing so, I’ll take the Christian view
that we are all created by God in his image,
and therefore any study of relationships, to be complete,
must consider our relationship with God
as expressed in the person of God as man - Jesus.

For me, sailing is a wonderful pastime which satisfies all faculties –
feeling the wind; planning the course; trimming the sails; sharing with friends.