Pornography: A Mistake Of Understanding The Human Body
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Desember 19, 2017 |
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Pornography is a common phenomenon in our society. Many who like to start from the young, teenagers, even the old. It's a fairly universal phenomenon in the world. We are asked to respond wisely.
In this paper, I will argue that pornography can exist and spread, because we wrongly think about the meaning of the body. It comes from a mistaken concept of human body. Then, I will explain that even we know that pornography is from a mistaken thinking about the human body, yet we still can not let go of the tendency to see pornography, because it has become a habit and even some get into addiction. So what is needed is the ability to interpret the habit. However, this paper is not about the addiction to pornography.
The Human Body
The human body is something very complicated. It has a complex biological function, ranging from the respiratory system, nerves, digestive system, and so on. With his body man can live and develop himself. With his body man can achieve self-actualization completely, and feel happy.
In everyday life, we see people unable to care for their bodies. They are immersed in the quest for pleasure that damages the body. With such a pattern of life, they also show wrong thinking about the body. They regard the body as just a tool to achieve mere self-mastery, which in the end destroys the only body they have.
So it is very important for us to take care of the body. The trick is to maintain health, such as not smoking, eating foods with balanced nutrition, not too tired in work / study, and exercise sufficiently. Without a healthy body, then we will not be able to develop ourselves completely. Nor will we ever be happy.
But the human body is not just physical. The human body has a higher dimension, the metaphysical dimension. This dimension is not visible to the eye, but affects human behavior. This dimension is often forgotten, when people talk about humans and life.
In philosophical anthropology, this metaphysical dimension is discussed in depth. There are several mentioned. The first is the body as a human tool to experience this world. This means the body is a tool for human beings to touch and connect with the world.
With the body the man acted. With the his body, the man involved with other human beings. With the body man involved in the re-creation of the universe. Human beings exist with their bodies. In the process, he becomes himself as a whole.
The human body is a symbol of freedom. Animal bodies have been made, since they were born. The functions of his organs are self-evident. This does not happen in human beings.
From the beginning, the human body has always been in common. The human body can be formed according to the choice that it has. If you want to be an artist, you can beautify your body. If you want to be an athlete, you can also train your body by having regular exercises. The body is the symbol of human freedom.
The human body is also a symbol of property. That means man has properties by his body. He has a shirt, a house, a book, and it can be meaningful, because he has a body. The body is the symbol of human authority over oneself and his world.
The body is a symbol of the human ability to achieve holiness. Everyone wants to feel close to his God. For that he believed and prayed according to his faith. In addition, people also do some kinds of mortification, such us fasting, to achieve sanctity and peace of the soul.
The human body is a tool for attaining sanctity. Not only that the body is a symbol of the man's ability to truly achieve the immortality of the soul. By organizing the impulses of his body, man become noble beings. It shows a much higher dignity than animals or plants.
The Habit from a Mistaken Concept
So the body not only has a physical dimension, but also metaphysical dimension. The human body is a symbol for the interconnection of man with the world, his freedom, his authority to possess, and the ability to achieve holiness. One can get stuck into a pornographic space, because he does not understand this various dimensions of this body. It can also be said that pornography is a sign of error thinking about the human body, a misconception about the human body.
Yet why do so many people, and maybe even us, find it so difficult to take them off?
In this paper, as I wrote earlier, I want to argue, that pornography is difficult to avoid, because of the habits of those who are attracted to it. So the problem is not just changing the way people think about the body, which is the main object of pornography, but make sense of the habit. How?
Briefly said, pornography is a display given to people, and aims to create sexual fantasies, or erotic satisfaction. Sexual fantasies and erotic satisfaction are natural. However, pornography can take place not only because of the appearance of objects alone, but also because the mind of the person who saw it.
In short, pornography becomes possible, not only because there are trigger objects, such as pictures or sounds, but especially because of the mistake of thinking people who perceive it. The error of thinking is repeated, and becomes part of the habit. As a result, thinking errors are difficult to change. The challenge then is how to cutoff those existing habits?
Habit is something that is spontaneously done, often unwittingly, but it keeps repeating itself in everyday life. The form can range from how you do with your hands while speaking to others, to masturbation while watching the look of pornography. Habits are so powerful in human behavior. Even Aristotle once declared, that habit is the greatest power in the world.
Pornography can not disappear, because people used to consume it. Even the love of pornography becomes an inherent habit that is so powerful, irreversibly. Many people are trapped in it. Pornography becomes spontaneous and occurs outside the consciousness of the people who do it.
If the power of habit is so great, how can we escape from it? It seems that there is no way out of the habit. Once a habit is formed it will forever exist. The important thing is that we realize that we are living in a habit that can not be eliminated. Awareness keeps us away from the habit, but never eliminates it entirely.
So our strength needs to be focused on creating new, more profitable habits. In the sense of interest in pornography may never disappear completely. But its presence can be offset by the birth of new habits, such as habit of writing, sports, reading, or do art. In this sense, new habits, which are considered better, can compensate for the less profitable old habits.
Normality in life does not mean that people completely eliminate the bad habits of their lives. Normality means people enter into a harmony situation, where good and bad habits merge, and balance each other. Self-perfection is not a flawless self, but a beautiful and harmonious self, even though there are some defects. As a habit, pornography still can not be completely cutoff, but it can be balanced in harmony with other better habits.
Conclusion
Pornography's locales are body, mind, and habit. It was there due to a mistaken thought on the human body. The complexity and the dignity of human body is demeaned as a mere satisfying sexual pleasure. It is sustainable, when pornography comes into a habit.
If someone does like pornography, it happens because he does not understand the complexity of the human body. Perhaps he was not taught human philosophy at his school. But he can balance that habit with other more creative and productive habits. That way, his life could be more balanced.
In this paper, I will argue that pornography can exist and spread, because we wrongly think about the meaning of the body. It comes from a mistaken concept of human body. Then, I will explain that even we know that pornography is from a mistaken thinking about the human body, yet we still can not let go of the tendency to see pornography, because it has become a habit and even some get into addiction. So what is needed is the ability to interpret the habit. However, this paper is not about the addiction to pornography.
The Human Body
The human body is something very complicated. It has a complex biological function, ranging from the respiratory system, nerves, digestive system, and so on. With his body man can live and develop himself. With his body man can achieve self-actualization completely, and feel happy.
In everyday life, we see people unable to care for their bodies. They are immersed in the quest for pleasure that damages the body. With such a pattern of life, they also show wrong thinking about the body. They regard the body as just a tool to achieve mere self-mastery, which in the end destroys the only body they have.
So it is very important for us to take care of the body. The trick is to maintain health, such as not smoking, eating foods with balanced nutrition, not too tired in work / study, and exercise sufficiently. Without a healthy body, then we will not be able to develop ourselves completely. Nor will we ever be happy.
But the human body is not just physical. The human body has a higher dimension, the metaphysical dimension. This dimension is not visible to the eye, but affects human behavior. This dimension is often forgotten, when people talk about humans and life.
In philosophical anthropology, this metaphysical dimension is discussed in depth. There are several mentioned. The first is the body as a human tool to experience this world. This means the body is a tool for human beings to touch and connect with the world.
With the body the man acted. With the his body, the man involved with other human beings. With the body man involved in the re-creation of the universe. Human beings exist with their bodies. In the process, he becomes himself as a whole.
The human body is a symbol of freedom. Animal bodies have been made, since they were born. The functions of his organs are self-evident. This does not happen in human beings.
From the beginning, the human body has always been in common. The human body can be formed according to the choice that it has. If you want to be an artist, you can beautify your body. If you want to be an athlete, you can also train your body by having regular exercises. The body is the symbol of human freedom.
The human body is also a symbol of property. That means man has properties by his body. He has a shirt, a house, a book, and it can be meaningful, because he has a body. The body is the symbol of human authority over oneself and his world.
The body is a symbol of the human ability to achieve holiness. Everyone wants to feel close to his God. For that he believed and prayed according to his faith. In addition, people also do some kinds of mortification, such us fasting, to achieve sanctity and peace of the soul.
The human body is a tool for attaining sanctity. Not only that the body is a symbol of the man's ability to truly achieve the immortality of the soul. By organizing the impulses of his body, man become noble beings. It shows a much higher dignity than animals or plants.
The Habit from a Mistaken Concept
So the body not only has a physical dimension, but also metaphysical dimension. The human body is a symbol for the interconnection of man with the world, his freedom, his authority to possess, and the ability to achieve holiness. One can get stuck into a pornographic space, because he does not understand this various dimensions of this body. It can also be said that pornography is a sign of error thinking about the human body, a misconception about the human body.
Yet why do so many people, and maybe even us, find it so difficult to take them off?
In this paper, as I wrote earlier, I want to argue, that pornography is difficult to avoid, because of the habits of those who are attracted to it. So the problem is not just changing the way people think about the body, which is the main object of pornography, but make sense of the habit. How?
Briefly said, pornography is a display given to people, and aims to create sexual fantasies, or erotic satisfaction. Sexual fantasies and erotic satisfaction are natural. However, pornography can take place not only because of the appearance of objects alone, but also because the mind of the person who saw it.
In short, pornography becomes possible, not only because there are trigger objects, such as pictures or sounds, but especially because of the mistake of thinking people who perceive it. The error of thinking is repeated, and becomes part of the habit. As a result, thinking errors are difficult to change. The challenge then is how to cutoff those existing habits?
Habit is something that is spontaneously done, often unwittingly, but it keeps repeating itself in everyday life. The form can range from how you do with your hands while speaking to others, to masturbation while watching the look of pornography. Habits are so powerful in human behavior. Even Aristotle once declared, that habit is the greatest power in the world.
Pornography can not disappear, because people used to consume it. Even the love of pornography becomes an inherent habit that is so powerful, irreversibly. Many people are trapped in it. Pornography becomes spontaneous and occurs outside the consciousness of the people who do it.
If the power of habit is so great, how can we escape from it? It seems that there is no way out of the habit. Once a habit is formed it will forever exist. The important thing is that we realize that we are living in a habit that can not be eliminated. Awareness keeps us away from the habit, but never eliminates it entirely.
So our strength needs to be focused on creating new, more profitable habits. In the sense of interest in pornography may never disappear completely. But its presence can be offset by the birth of new habits, such as habit of writing, sports, reading, or do art. In this sense, new habits, which are considered better, can compensate for the less profitable old habits.
Normality in life does not mean that people completely eliminate the bad habits of their lives. Normality means people enter into a harmony situation, where good and bad habits merge, and balance each other. Self-perfection is not a flawless self, but a beautiful and harmonious self, even though there are some defects. As a habit, pornography still can not be completely cutoff, but it can be balanced in harmony with other better habits.
Conclusion
Pornography's locales are body, mind, and habit. It was there due to a mistaken thought on the human body. The complexity and the dignity of human body is demeaned as a mere satisfying sexual pleasure. It is sustainable, when pornography comes into a habit.
If someone does like pornography, it happens because he does not understand the complexity of the human body. Perhaps he was not taught human philosophy at his school. But he can balance that habit with other more creative and productive habits. That way, his life could be more balanced.
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