- The canned phrase used in marriage activity, “I want to get married one of these days if I find the right person.”
- This is a story about how “nice guy,” “one of these days,” and “I want to get married” are all vague.
- In Nishio’s common phrase, they are “abstract concepts” and lack concreteness.
- See: (6.2.3) Sense of body”, p. 192 of “The Intellectual Production of Engineers”.
- This is a story about bringing abstract concept closer to somesthesis.
- Let’s be more specific about this story itself.
- See: (6.2.3) Sense of body”, p. 192 of “The Intellectual Production of Engineers”.
What I think about when someone says, “I want to get married one of these days if I find the right person.”
- The words “nice guy,” “one of these days,” and “I want to get married” are abstract concepts.
- We need to ask questions to flesh these out.
- Of the three, “I want to get married” is the closest to somesthesis in action, so focus on this.
- Related: sensory, conceptual, symbolic.
- Also, “I want to get married” is a remedy in the PRO Model.
- So my next question is, “When you get married, will [what happens next.” Right.
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