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The Physical, Ethical and Time Space of Man

The Physical, Ethical and Time Space of Man
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Man within his Physical and Ethical Space

The view of man with whom we are concerned here implies that man is truly human within a specific realm. This realm or sphere is then seen as the sphere of time and physical space (nature) within which man has his everyday existence.

To be genuinely human man must live within the created intent for his life. We would like to call the idea involved here the ethical space of man.
Man's living sphere could also be called his exterior world. In this exterior world, or physical and ethical sphere we find factors such as people, politics, powers, economics, droughts, the different working environmental structures, rules even the supernatural forces.


The Interaction between Man and his time Space
Time is seen as the historical compass within which world history is taking place. One can only try to understand man in the context of his bondage to time. The following is of significance here:
  1. Man experiences time mainly as the history of his own actions /deeds / life
  2. Man experiences time in three configurations: the past, the present and the future.
  3. Man's past is part of his spiritual existence. He carries his past over into his present. The present is the fleeting instant of the here and now and the actions taken within that narrow time-frame - a moment that is indeed determined by the past and future. The person who is functioning optimally, however, has his or her eyes on the future. He or she is underway to becoming fully human. Indeed, he or she is underway to an eternal destiny and is merely a migrant and a stranger in this world.
    This means that the development of a vibrant outlook on the future and advice regarding time occupation falls within the ambit of Functional Intelligence. Furthermore, counselling will also have to be aimed at teaching the client how to live in hope and take strength from it. In a certain sense hope is comprised out of all three of the configurations of time.>

  4. Man experiences time within specific boundaries.
    Being a mortal creature, man has to find his spiritual existence within time. This realm of time has boundaries within which he has to fulfil his obligation to live in a positive relationship with his fellow mortals and the whole of creation.
    Mention of man's mortality naturally brings death to the fore. Several psychological theories have indicated how death and the fear that it invokes plays a major role in the thoughts and behavior of adults. If we accept the proposal that death is an intrinsic element of true humanity the client will also have to be guided in making the latter concept part of his or her realization of that humanity.

  5. Man is an entity with a history.
    This tells us that counseling must always be directed towards the here-and-now situation of the client. The conditions under which he or she lives cannot be shoved aside resenting him or her with theories having no correlation with them. In functional counseling particular attention must be given to the trends of thought of the day. The client must be made conversant with the meaning of the terms materialism, individualism et cetera, and must be helped to find out what influence these teachings have on his or her own way of thinking 

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