ABSTRACT
If I were to say that human beings walk forward with their eyes closed, you would say that I was exaggerating. They do see something, even if they miss a lot. They see their hopes and their fears. Thus, they are highly selective in their attention. The more insecure they are, the less they see. That was Sullivan's (1954) argument, which we discussed in the last chapter. Such a step based on such a seeing usually leads to a mess. If you see half the world that others want you to see, you lose track of your own needs. If you see half the world that you want to see, you lose track of the demands of others which are necessary for you to meet. This was difficult enough 60 years ago in Sullivan's day.
