Holding Pattern

The inner eye holds scenes in fine, living detail and follows them over time. Imagined people move and talk, stories unfold at length, and the same exactness keeps track of real supplies and sensations. They give a group its most concrete picture of what is not yet here.

A large design is held constant whatever the circumstances. The main line is grasped quickly and kept for years, and a position stands on principle. Grand theories and lasting campaigns are carried by them.

Present conditions are tracked in broad outline and met as they come. The body reacts quickly to what does not suit it, comfort is managed by adapting, views follow the general mood, and abstract truths hold little pull when they get in the way of living. Daily life stays workable around them even when circumstances keep changing.

A position is held on each concrete matter, here and now. Responsibility is owned rather than handed to fate or to others, what is earned counts more than what is enjoyed, and what is started gets finished. No group moves them without a real argument.