Welcome back! I believe all of you who read the first half of the article come here now. I am very proud of you guys. The first half may be a bit long but don't worry, this is shorter. You just need to be a bit more patient and brave. You may be wondering why I cut the essay into two sections. The reason is that I thought the entire article is too long to be one. I intended to make it easier for you guys to finish reading and I can show how I am considerable and generous. OK, now, I say I wish this statement were true because the real reasons are that I just wanted to increase the number of articles in my blog and I don't trust your agility to finish reading. I hope you are not too pissed off to quit reading. I didn't mean to insult you but I just wanted to be honest to my precious readers.
The elements that make up a human being are both intellect and sensibility, as I have mentioned, but why is the intellect given more attention? In Japan, the reason is that most education focuses on the development of the intellect. From elementary school to university entrance examinations, studies are mainly focused on developing intellectual elements such as Japanese, mathematics, English, science, and social studies. Conversely, little time is devoted to subjects such as art, music, and physical education, which are necessary for developing sensibility, because they are not related to entrance examinations.
As mentioned in the first article, human beings interact with the outside world through two channels, the intellect, and the sensibility, and we use both to compose our character and behavior. If we train only intellect, we may end up being people who have only a biased viewpoint. If we only look at things through the eyes of our intellect, even if we go to a foreign country, we will probably perceive things from a narrow and biased perspective and make hasty judgments about the culture there. The consequences of such a narrow viewpoint, focusing only on the intellect, may lead to cultural conflicts such as disrespectful utilization of culture and racial discrimination.
Thus, the exchange of sensibilities is as important as the exchange of intellects. Therefore, as a way to make this possible, I tried to draw a picture with several people, each of whom would draw a final picture based on the previous person's drawing. The differences in culture and sensibility are reflected in how one's own and others' drawings are interpreted. It also reflects one's own sensibility when drawing, which can affect the other person who sees the drawing. In this sense, we felt that this trial was effective in promoting the exchange of sensibilities. Finally, an example of the painting is attached. This picture was drawn by myself, another Japanese, and a Swede.
The elements that make up a human being are both intellect and sensibility, as I have mentioned, but why is the intellect given more attention? In Japan, the reason is that most education focuses on the development of the intellect. From elementary school to university entrance examinations, studies are mainly focused on developing intellectual elements such as Japanese, mathematics, English, science, and social studies. Conversely, little time is devoted to subjects such as art, music, and physical education, which are necessary for developing sensibility, because they are not related to entrance examinations.
As mentioned in the first article, human beings interact with the outside world through two channels, the intellect, and the sensibility, and we use both to compose our character and behavior. If we train only intellect, we may end up being people who have only a biased viewpoint. If we only look at things through the eyes of our intellect, even if we go to a foreign country, we will probably perceive things from a narrow and biased perspective and make hasty judgments about the culture there. The consequences of such a narrow viewpoint, focusing only on the intellect, may lead to cultural conflicts such as disrespectful utilization of culture and racial discrimination.
Thus, the exchange of sensibilities is as important as the exchange of intellects. Therefore, as a way to make this possible, I tried to draw a picture with several people, each of whom would draw a final picture based on the previous person's drawing. The differences in culture and sensibility are reflected in how one's own and others' drawings are interpreted. It also reflects one's own sensibility when drawing, which can affect the other person who sees the drawing. In this sense, we felt that this trial was effective in promoting the exchange of sensibilities. Finally, an example of the painting is attached. This picture was drawn by myself, another Japanese, and a Swede.
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