Aldous Huxley's "The Doors to Perception" response vol. 2

Huxley was escorted by his friends to various locations around the city. Their first stop was the “World’s biggest drug store.” Huxley found himself in the back of the store among a shelf of art books. He quickly became interested in a Van Gogh book and fell into conversation with his friend about artist.

His conclusion was that what a person on mescaline would normally see what an artist sees through their eyes everyday He further explained that the artist doesn’t perhaps have the perception of an altered reality; instead he meant they saw meaning behind life being portrayed in their day to day life.

Upon further conversing with friends he noted an absence of ego or self recognition entirely. He felt that more opinions were easier to express in this ego-less estate. He noted that human beings could be perceived as equally of interest or importance as his pair of trousers. His message was that the trousers were more of an “X” factor that a any day person could relate to, their music, their friends, their job, and even things of interest that pass quickly. Everyone is looking for some curiosity to cure and that can be done be taken notice and interest in anything that may be around you.

The concept of evil was also briefly discussed. Huxley’s friends and him self commented general aspects of a society with less of a marked displace of evil within its culture. A human society that has eliminated evil would be one that takes pride in its own existence and surrounding. This would naturally stem a sense of moral character in its inhabitants.