Observation No. 20 (On Chinese)

I heard a famous Chinese social critic on TV, commenting that the Chinese culture lacks a system of differentiating the right from the wrong. When in doubt, the average calculative Chinese will choose to believe in rumors rather than to exercise discretion. This is why a lot of injustice and wrong ideas can gain a foothold in the Chinese culture which is full of oppression and superstition. He compares this lack of system of distinguishing right and wrong to a human body that lacks a system of elimination. Living in nonsense, Chinese are tolerant enough, but the tragedy is that they have to go through life compromised, in some truths and some wrongs, and with a happy-go-lucky attitude.

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By Siok Khoon, Sep 07

I have always pondered on Ray's explanation that a symptom is "an honest response of the body to clean itself." The word "honest" dawn on me that honesty does indeed begin with the body. If we do not allow the body to clean itself via fasting and truthful living, we will never be able to find out the truth of its ability to recover. So, it only stands to reason that the medical oppression of the body to prevent this truth from surfacing is undoubtedly, the biggest assault on our life, for this is the reason why we have to put up with a stressful life, always in a tug of war between the body and the doctor, between truth and oppression, while trying to realize our lifetime ambitions.

This honest body of ours can indeed distinguish right from wrong, and we will recognize its ability when we give it a complete rest. When we fast, the body will automatically drain off the untruths, and what's left will be our innate wisdom to see through the abuses we have committed against ourselves.

I dream of the day when everyone can assume full responsibility for his/her own health and regain our highest ability to reason, and to live an uncompromised life of truth and happiness. Fasting is what a constipated society truly needs. Someday, our countries will be run be people who understand these principles.

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