Whenever I think of Delta, I think of Martha Stewart. There's always that comfortable atmosphere, where she talks to you in this soft (albeit somewhat monotone) voice, teaching or instructing you while she cooks or bakes something for you. You get this impression that she's subdued, but she's always trying her hardest to make her guests feel comfortable, so that learning or even talking, can happen.
That is the essence of Delta. Where Alpha creates, Beta uprises. Then Gamma constructs, and then Delta sows. How does it sow? By creating a comfortable or conducive atmosphere
Si
, where methods or learning can be created, optimized and passed on
Te
, so that potential for growth
Ne
may occur in the persons involved
Fi
.
Like Gamma, groups tend to be small, no more than 5 per gathering. Topics discussed to be rather "homely", where members discuss how best to make day-to-day life easier in terms of efficiency
Te:, what is the best route to get to work, how to organize day to day workflow, setting up schedules for household chores) or comfort
Si:, discussing aesthetics of home or fashion, how some foods may or may not be healthy for you). On the flip side of the coin, members may also discuss potential
Ne
relationships
Fi
[evaluating a person, discussing what this person would be like as a partner], personal growth [what are the possible paths
Ne
that a person could take based on their personal qualities
Fi
(dun dun dun does this sound familiar to you? hint: it's what this forum is all about)], or on a bigger scale, how humanity or whatever cause
Fi
could turn out
Ne
.
I was visiting my father's friend for Eid-al-Fitr/Aidilfitri, and when I arrived, there were more than 30 people in a large, cozy house, enjoying food and drink
Si
. People were split into small groups of three, with each age group mixing with theirs (Aristocratic). Unsurprisingly, the older people stuck to more practical topics such as job prospects
Te:,
), home improvement
Te:,
), food
Si
, while the younger crowd talked about who's cute, what they're like as a person
Fi
, what it could be like to be in a relationship with them
Ne:,
), possible ways to approach the person
Ne
they're trying to have a relationship with
Fi
, and sharing sentiments or personal problems
Fi
and how best to solve them
Ne:,
).
To summarize, Delta is a quadra that values a comfortable or conducive atmosphere
Si
, where methods or learning can be created, optimized and passed on
Te
, so that potential for growth
Ne
may occur in the persons involved
Fi
. The extroverts can seem introverted due to the non-socialness of the functions, however they remain extroverts because their fixation on the object itself, instead of the fields between them.