Ma main se sent touchee aussi bien qu'elle touche ; reel veut dire cela, et rien de plus.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Touch is mutual; to feel touched is part of what it means to touch.
- In plain terms
- You feel when you touch someone just as they feel you.
- What can you take from it?
- Perception involves both acting on and being acted upon.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you experience your own actions?
- Is feeling part of doing?
Another view
Some actions may be felt less by the actor than the receiver.
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