[MD] From each... to each

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Arlo]
>the totality of your language (including its structuration metaphors, such as >"argument is >war", and "love is journey") define not only what becomes salient, >but also the valuation of that salience.

>You, because of your language and culture, see "inherent" relations between
>"ownership" and "freedom", not because such an association IS inherent, but
>because your language makes this association valuable. To the Indian, such a
>relation would be absurd, but that is because HER values, expressed in HER
>language, structurate "freedom" differently.

This seems muddled to me.  In the 1st paragraph it seems language determines our values.  In the 2nd, values determine our language. 
I can bring out a line of fragrances called "Esquisite", "Eau de Paris", or whatever, but it won't sell if it stinks.
Craig