We know from the general theory that two basic modes of interactions between
humans and external reality exist. The first consists in obtaining better and
better models of the external reality (ZM). The second is modifying external
reality based on action models (ZAM).
Disharmonies are associated with the importance given to each facility. Thus,
there are two categories of humans: more knowledge or more action oriented.
Without action on the external reality, knowledge is limited. On the other
hand, people with a reduced knowledge of the external reality can't build good
quality models, and so the capacity of action on the external reality is
limited or inefficient.
Disharmonies are thus determined by the following factors:
- the capacity to build models of the external reality
- the capacity to build action models
- the capacity to activate action models.
All these three factors are in a very close interdependency, whatever the
interaction between the brain and external reality might be.
A disharmony cannot be associated with a psychical or a pathological status.
The disharmonies contribute to what we call personality.
In this chapter, we will talk about people who have no disharmonies. The
perfect situation is the case of those who build action models compatible with
the models of the external reality. These people are those who do not intend
to do more than they are able to. Such people will succeed in all they want to
do. They are happy people.
However the happy people have little contribution to the progress of society,
even if they contribute significantly to its stability.
Example: A man wants to buy a very expensive car. Lacking money, the action
model can't be activated. This man is unhappy. Another one wants to buy a
pencil. He succeeds to do it, and as such, he is happy.
Disharmonic people move society forward. They are essentially unhappy people.
If they succeed in the end to do what they wished for, soon their disharmonic
structure will make them build other action models which are not suitable to
external reality and the cycle restarts.