Return to Good Health by 2010AD.

March 4, 2006

Dear Friends, We have to return to good health because we simply cannot continue to suffer the ravages of the various kinds of diseases that afflict us today. We have to break the shackles and get back what is our fundamental right, the right to a disease free healthy life. Till now we have been merely reacting to what is forcibly being imposed upon us. But now we, the suffering multitude, must be proactive and plan the road to good health and sanity. We cannot dither any longer and must have a plan and time frame. I have named our march, "Return to Good Health by 2010AD". Our experience, what we have learnt from the past achievements as well as mistakes, tells us that perhaps the only way to return to the good health that our ancestors enjoyed is to completely return to natural indigenous methods and to stop tinkering with nature. All the frontline thinkers in issues as diverse as health,

to education, climate, farming and industry, are talking of this urgent need to change our priorities. Health is not only our wealth but is also a deep personal happiness, a balanced sense of innate satisfaction, and the inward spontaneous urge to increase the happiness quotient of the world. For we can be happy and healthy only if the entire world is happy and healthy. As a stepping stone towards achieving the above objective, I propose that; 1. We should try and increase the holistic health budget of the various governments.2. We should reorganise the medical education setup so that students can learn about all methods of healing and also get experienced teachers who can teach them the subtle nuances of holistic healing. (Already proposed by Health Minister, India).3. We should try to get the cream of the students who

are interested in studying medicine, to study holism sincerely and practice it with integrity.4. We should spread awareness about the holistic healing principles.5. Babies should be treated holistically as far as possible so that they develop a better immunity base, thus leading to healthy, productive citizens. 6. Getting the holistic principles introduced into the schools/colleges as compulsory subjects. 7. The teaching of exercise and meditation to all sections of the society should be undertaken with urgency.8. Introduction of value based education.9. Strengthening of the family structure. Teaching the benefits of a restrained life and also the need for respect between partners in marriage, as well as between parents and children.10. Making health and education totally free for the poor and needy. 11. Making both these sectors open to caring, self

sacrificing individuals who seek to serve humanity with a selfless motive.12.Teaching the general population the basics of naturopathy and reflexology. 13. Spreading awareness about the dangers of and fighting peacefully against harmful chemicals in our environment and food. 14. Encouraging the organic farming movement, reducing pollution and campaigning for vegetarianism so that innocent animals are not slaughtered needlessly for food. 15. Reducing tensions at the work place by ensuring better working conditions, better employer-employee interaction, optimum working time etc. 16. Lovingly and caringly teaching students with practical instructions on how to live judiciously, with an eye towards developing better, healthy individuals, and giving them sufficient time for appropriate recreation. 17. Caring about our environment and having

fellow feeling towards other species, our co-passengers in this journey called life. I would request you all to kindly add to and supplement/criticise these rough suggestions of mine. Please remember, we can do it. Love, Respect & Regards, Jagannath Chatterjee, Health & Environment Activist. "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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