(11-09-2014, 11:27 PM)anagogy Wrote: They don't repress all of their positive emotions, but they limit their expression. They bring order to that which they perceive to be chaos.
If you look at any evil archetypal villain in a good story, you will see plenty of good examples of polarized STS beings. They feel a sense of satisfaction when they crush their opponents, or achieve more profound levels of influence, and control. But if placed in a situation where they forced to choose between empathy, and power, the truly STS choose power every time. So they would repress any emotions that weaken them. But if not placed in such a contest, even the STS will enjoy many of the lower ranges of positive human emotion. They want to enjoy life, too, after-all.
But in general, the STS are more interested in physical pleasures, than spiritual pleasures. They are hard wired, by the their very pranic structures to be more oriented toward the outer world, than the inner one. And the reverse is true for the STO.
So the conscious choice to choose one or the other is not so mysterious, as we've almost all felt, at one time or another, the allure of physical aggrandizement and glutting ourselves in purely selfish expression, as well as the spiritually transcendent joy of harmonizing one's efforts with others for the good of the whole.
For STO decision making: love > power
For STS decision making: love < power
Very good, I am satisfied with your answer and have no more questions... for now LOL. Thanks for your insight Anagogy.