
"The cure of many diseases is unknown to the physicians of Hellas, because they are ignorant of the whole, which ought to be studied also; for the part can never be well unless the whole is well.... This is the great error of our day in the treatment of the human body, that the physicians separate the soul from the body." Plato (428BC - 347BC)
Life has built in drives because they are part of the design of creation. From the way the stars move to the way the smallest living things act, everything is guided by intelligent design. Human beings know that they are influenced by these drives every day. The main human drives are: replication, reproduction, and extension.
These drives affect every aspect of human life. Just as the universe does not have a center or an edge, it is almost impossible to learn about every aspect of human life. Everyone has a body and a soul, but the body and the soul are not separate things nor are they one thing in the human being. The soul gives life to the body; yet it endures forever, even after the body dies.
There are unlimited aspects to the body. Some of them are physical, behavioral, mental, intellectual, scientific, technological, artistic, emotional, ethical, social, psychological, political, religious, and spiritual aspects of the human being. Some of the aptitude tests attempt to measure our potentiality for genius in these areas. However, there are unlimited potentialities to the human being and no test can ever be devised to measure all of our skills, talents and qualities for genius and goodness to the human species.

The best guide to our success is our self, and holistic therapy is the tool to help us improve. Each day we have some idea of how we feel. We know when we are tired, when we feel sick, and when we are unhappy. So we can guess how physically fit, how mentally alert, and how spiritual sound we are each moment by the way we feel. The way we can improve is by setting some goals. No one knows you better than you know your self, and you are the best person to set some realistic, and challenging goals that will help you improve your total self.
There are many ways we can improve. We can set up a good exercise and work schedule to maximize our physical qualities for strength, speed, flexibility, endurance, and aerobic capacities. We can study nutrition and good health practices to allow our body to grow, and develop to its greatest potential. We can make some plans about what you want to do with your life. There are thousands of careers we can chose from and countless opportunities that are open to us to make a very good choice. We can even create our own profession and design our own path to enjoy the good life, and have it more abundantly.
Holistic therapy is the tool for helping you fulfill your dreams. Society has a plan to make good human beings. Their plan is influenced by every person, and every human organization in that society. Some of the groups are: the government, the schools, the churches, the businesses and the other professions that make up the society. We all know that all our plans fall short of our goal to make a better world. There is still conflict and much sorrow in the world because of poverty, cruelty, and evil. Our plan needs to address these difficulties.
We need to learn how to be good along with how to be wealthy, healthy, and happy. When we learn what influences our desire to improve our self, we will learn how to keep the bad influences from destroying our hope for the good life. All the groups in society use their influence to make it more like them. The replication, and extension drives are at work in every society; just as the drive for reproduction is a constant factor in the life of every human being.
For most of mankind's existence, there has been a desire for to explore the world. We have moved in every direction at about thirty miles a year. Some are influenced by the bigger groups and move toward the cities, while the others move to new lands in a hope to create a better life. Those who like to stay put, look inside to make a better world, and hope the person will make the difference. Both ways are good, and none have a guarantee to succeed.
We need farmers, just as much as we need carpenters. Every town needs someone to fill one of its needs, and every family needs someone to make it complete, and fulfill its needs too. It all begins with the person who wants to be good, no matter what are the circumstance of his life.
Posted by philcutrara1
at 10:41 AM EST
Updated: Friday, 27 January 2006 12:03 PM EST