"An atom of dust" and "spiritual immensity"

ALLISON W. PHINNEY, JR.

The issue of sensuality—the free and easy indulging of an appetite for bodily pleasures— requires a lot more thought than society is currently giving it.

Magazines, films, and advertisements use sensuality as a matter of course to attract audiences. One car manufacturer recently ran a radio sales campaign—funny if it weren't sad—on the basis of a female voice provocatively whispering the name dreamed up for a particular model—SX!

Today many people seem to be taking sensuality increasingly for granted. Many suppose that the body and its pleasures are one sure thing in an otherwise harsh and uncertain world. Sensuality is seen as a healthy, natural right of human beings.

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