Thoughts on the Great Divide (WAS: Therefore choose life.)

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Hi Caron,

 

I've thought a bit about how to respond ... how far to go in what I say. I

decided to say what I truly believe ... and as usual, some may not like it

and it may not seem " politically correct " this month. So be it.

 

To a great extent, thinking itself is something that must be learned and can

be taught. What I'm really saying, at the core, is that I observe a

remarkably small number of adults these days who were taught to think

clearly along the way. And I observe almost no young people being so taught

.... only in the fairly elite private schools and by a handful of individual

teachers here and there.

 

As a result, there is a widespread inability to comprehend cause-and-effect

relationships in general, and a correspondingly widespread inability to

perceive certain distinctions clearly, to express clearly ... in accordance

with long-established standards for communication, not standards of the

moment.

 

Applying these thoughts to the subject matter at hand, there is a Great

Divide.

 

On one side lie almost all forms of treatment ... any concoction of the

human forebrain intended to alter the body's own, natural course for

cleansing, restoring, and replenishing itself. Collectively, I call such

approaches the " medical model " , for they all embrace some mechanism(s)

intended to control Nature, often without comprehending it well. Yet

without such a comprehension, there can be no understanding of

cause-and-effect, and in fact what we observe is an almost endless

discussion about and attack upon symptoms, as if these symptoms had caused

themselves.

 

We all possess the capacity to distinguish cause from effect, problem from

symptom, as you suggest. And when, one by one, we make this shift--in our

thinking, our faith (belief system), and our comprehension, then we learn to

allow health to emerge, rather than trying to create health. I call this

" creating health from the inside, out " . But really, it is more an act of

allowing than of creating, in many respects. We make choices in alignment

with our design in Nature, and our system produces the vitality and

well-being we seek. I call this the " health model " . (This nomenclature is

not of my creation.)

 

People who believe that eating raw foods cures disease still think and live

within the former, medical model. They do not comprehend that what they have

stopped eating--removal of the cause--is primarily responsible for the

" cures " they perceive. For years, they speak about food, rather than about

the totality of health.

 

And one day, if and when something " goes wrong " , then they do not sit

poised, either mentally or in their faith (their beliefs about how Nature

works), to handle those challenges with ease and grace. What can go wrong?

Perhaps nothing. Perhaps an accident, something during a fast, or something

involving a family member or friend. The point is that the preparation lies

in one's belief system and in one's comprehension and thinking, not in the

food.

 

Hope this helps clarify ...

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Caron

Friday, July 06, 2007 7:58 PM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Therefore choose life. (WAS: Shopping for diagnoses,

medical model)

 

 

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Elchanan

>As for those who say they " cured " this or that, they simply do not

understand what actually happened, they have not made the paradigm shift.

But not making the paradigm shift does not prevent one from enjoying the

benefits of RF. The problems arise later, when something goes wrong and they

lack the perspective to deal with it easily. I've seen this happen

repeatedly.

 

Do you mean that the problems arise because of a lack of understanding about

symptoms and causes? Or because of a lack of knowledge of raw foods and how

we should be eating, and health in general (ie, the other facets of health)?

I've got a few thoughts buzzing around here, having trouble articulating

them.

 

Caron