Guest guest Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Man is not a machine as the " medical system " suggests. Even going by that precept I can give you an example. A very intricate piece of machinery is devised. To save it from damage certain in built damage control systems are built into it. A siren that wails, a red light that comes on, a needle pointer that points etc. This machine falls into the hands of the wrong mechanic. When the siren wails, he smashes the speaker. When the red light comes on he smashes the bulb. When the panel needle points he destroys the instrument panels. Now he is satisfied that the machine is perfectly alright because there is no siren, no light, no active needle that points out the danger within. However the machine, unable to express itself, very soon starts shuddering sending the mechanic into a tizzy wondering what went wrong, and then stops altogether. The mechanic is aghast and says, " I tried my best but could not save the machine " . -Jagannath Chatterjee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 dar <dobbie606@r...> wrote: > Man is not a machine as the " medical system " suggests. Western medicine might try to treat us as a machine to be fixed. Asian medicine's traditon is to treat us as a garden to be nurtured. There are various times when one method is more effective than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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