person of tomorrow

• First, psychologically healthy people would be more adaptable
• Second, persons of tomorrow would be open to their experiences; trust in their organ ismic selves. These fully functioning people would not depend on others for guidance because they would realize that their own experiences are the best criteria for making choices;
• A third characteristic of persons of tomorrow would be a tendency to live fully in the moment. Because these people would be open to their experiences, they would experience a constant state of fluidity and change. What they experience in each momentwould be newandunique, something never before experienced by their evolv ing self.
• (third charac) They would see each experience with a new freshness and appreciate it fully in the present moment. Rogers (1961) referred to this tendency to live in the moment as existential living
• Fourth, persons of tomorrow would remain confident of their own ability to experience harmonious relations with others. They would feel no need to be liked or loved by everyone, because they would know that they are unconditionally prized and accepted by someone. They would seek intimacy with another person who is prob ably equally healthy, and such a relationship itself would contribute to the continual growth of each partner. Persons of tomorrow would be authentic in their relations with others.
• Fifth, persons of tomorrow would be more integrated, more whole, with no artifi cial boundary between conscious processes and unconscious ones. Because they would be able to accurately symbolize all their experiences in awareness, they would see clearly the difference between what is and what should be; because they would use their organ ismic feelings as criteria for evaluating their experiences, they would bridge the gap between their real self and their ideal self; because they would have no need to defend their self-importance
• Sixth, persons of tomorrow would have a basic trust of human nature. They would not harm others merely for personal gain; they would care about others and be ready to help when needed; they would experience anger but could be trusted not to strike out unreasonably against others; they would feel aggression but would channel it in appropriate directions.
• Finally, because persons of tomorrow are open to all their experiences, they would enjoy a greater richness in life than do other people. They would neither distort internal stimuli nor buffer their emotions. Consequently, they would feel more deeply than others. They would live in the present and thus participate more richly in the ongoing moment.
• According to Rogers (1968), science begins and ends with the subjective experience, although everything in between must be objective and empirical. Scientists must have many of the characteristics of the person of tomorrow; that is, they must be inclined to look within, to be in tune with internal feelings and values, to be intuitive and creative, to be open to experiences, to welcome change, to have a fresh outlook, and to possess a solid trust in themselves.
• Rogers (1968) believed that scientists should be completely involved in the phenomena being studied. For example, people who conduct research on psycho therapy must first have had long careers as therapists. Scientists must care about and care for newly born ideas and nurture them lovingly through their fragile infancy.
• Science begins when an intuitive scientist starts to perceive patterns among phenomena.
• Precise methods prevent the scientist from self-deception and from intentionally or unintentionally manipulating the obser vations. But this precision should not be confused with science. It is only the method of science that is precise and objective