1. Everyone is sensitive

The shared foundation of human sensitivity and visionary potential

Every person carries a sensitive nature.
This sensitivity shapes how we respond to the world—how we absorb the countless impressions that reach us each day. Some of us process them more deeply or for longer; others more lightly. If we wish to compare our sensitivity, it is wiser to speak of degrees rather than divisions.

We all become overstimulated at times. There are moments that strike us deeply, that stay within us and ask for more time to settle. We build filters to protect ourselves, but in our age of endless information, even those filters tire. Images and words flash by without pause—on our screens, in our thoughts, and in the noise of constant connection.

We live in fragmented times, where shared values often feel lost because everyone seems to tell their own truth. How can a young person—or even an adult—find emotional balance in such a climate? It is no coincidence that more and more people describe themselves as “highly sensitive.” Overstimulation has become a collective experience. In a society of constant exposure, each of us is searching for coherence among the splinters that surround us.

Science still does not fully understand how the brain regulates sensitivity. Yet we know that a sensitive mind tends to process more deeply. What touches us strongly awakens our brain and keeps it alert—a sign not of weakness, but of engagement with life.

Some say that highly sensitive people form only a small minority. But if we accept that we all have tender points, can we truly divide humanity into the sensitive and the non-sensitive? It may be more honest to speak of people with a more sensitive nature and those with a less sensitive one, or simply of the different ways sensitivity expresses itself in each of us.

Does sensitivity have recognizable traits? Of course—many, though never the same in any two people. They may appear as part of a personality pattern or alongside a psychological condition, yet always they point to our shared capacity for deep feeling.

Those we call “highly sensitive” are often marked by intuition, empathy, and a perceptive awareness of others. In the language of visionary power, I think of them as the most sensitive among us. They carry invisible antennas that sense disturbance or need before words are spoken. When they are strong enough inwardly and guided by a humanistic view of the world, they become natural reconcilers—peacemakers in their quiet way. This, too, is visionary power.

But they are not the only ones who teach us what sensitivity means.
People with an autism-sensitive nature—those diagnosed within the autism spectrum—also experience the world with sharp perception. They notice details so precisely that it can be difficult to see the whole picture. Overstimulation may drive them to withdraw, not from indifference, but from inner overload. Their minds translate human signals differently, sometimes too quickly, sometimes too slowly, which brings strain. Many prefer the safety of their inner world.

Because our culture prizes extroversion, these inwardly sensitive people are often undervalued. Yet their quiet sensitivity can contain profound respect and empathy. Their perception reminds us that sensitivity wears many faces—some visible, some hidden.

So yes, those who are highly sensitive or autism-sensitive reveal much about being human. They are not exceptions: they are mirrors. We all share a sensitive nature. Sensitivity belongs to everyone. Together, our emotional worlds form the facets of a single diamond, hidden yet radiant within humanity.

“These types of most sensitive people who are highly sensitive or who have an autism prone nature are not the only ones who have something to tell us about being sensitive.”

It is my conviction and hope that we will each discover this sensitive nature within ourselves and use it constructively. When we do, we awaken a shared visionary power—one that strengthens the human foundation of our world and reaches, perhaps, even the cosmic.

Ask yourself: Where does my own sensitivity live?
When during the day do I feel most open—or most easily hurt?
How do I protect myself, and how do I let others in?

Write down a few of these moments.
Do not judge them—simply observe.
Your sensitivity is your teacher; it is showing you where your humanity speaks the loudest.

Let this be your first step in self-coaching:
to notice what touches you,
and to honor it.

The more we honour our sensitivity,
the more deeply human our world becomes.

And now, before turning the page, take a moment to pause.
Think of what moves you most easily—a word, a look, a sound, a memory.
Notice how your body feels when that moment comes.
It is your sensitivity that is speaking.
Let it speak softly; let it guide you.
It is the beginning of self-coaching—and of visionary power.