Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 95

Chap.

BETWEEN SUBJECT AND OBJECT

I]

71

This is actually the case, since the perceptions of right and wrong, of true and false, etc., force themselves upon our ego immediately from out the spiritual world. In both cases, however, the relations that bring us in communion with the object must ever be sharply distinguished from that which,

by means of these relations, takes place in our consciousness. By themselves these relations do not furnish the required If I am in telegraphical communication with Bangkok, it does me no good so long as I do not understand the language in which the telegraph operator wires me. HI understand his language, I am equally in the dark as long as I do not understand the subject-matter of his message, of which I can form no idea because I am not acquainted with the circumstances or because similar affairs do not occur with us. In the same way the object must remain unknown to me, even though I am in contact with it by numberless relations, as long as in my consciousness the possibility is not given of apperceiving it in relation to my personal self.

organic relation.

Of course we take the human consciousness here in its absoand do not detain ourselves to consider those lower grades of development which may stand in the way of lute sense,

We merely refer fundamental forms by which the consciousness

assimilation of a very complicated object. to

those

And it is self-evident that what is signalled along the several lines of communication to our consciousness, can only effect a result in our consciousness when this operates.

consciousness signalled.

is

fitted

He who

to

take

up

into

born color-blind

itself

what was

not affected one way or another by the most beautiful exhibition of colors. In the same way it would do us no good to scan the purest is

is

with keenest eye, if, before this variety of color discovered itself to us, there were no ability in our consciousness to distinguish color from color. There is, therefore, tints

no perception or observation possible, unless there is a receptivity for the object in our human consciousness, which enables our consciousness to grasp it after its nature and form.

Numberless combinations may later enrich this, but would be inconceivable, if

these combinations of themselves

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