Day 52 East and West

I have been listening to a book on tape called "The 7 levels of healing". It was written and narrated by a Dr. Onconlogist and goes through the process that many people go through when faced with serious illness. I have been listening in the car, generally so that I will stop talking on the cell phone while I am driving. So, because I only listen for 10 or 15 minutes at a time, I have not really been paying too close attention. But, sometimes a topic or a few sentences will make a lot of sense.
So this morning he began the topic of alternative or complimentary medicine. He used an analogy that I found very interesting; in western medicine Dr.s are trained to view the body as a machine and that they are the mechanics. Bring the car in every year and get a tune up and if something doesn't work, we'll replace it. In eastern medicine, the body is considered a garden and the Dr.s are the gardners. They are on hand to continually tend it and nurture. This sounds so much healthier. I love the picture of "tending the body", giving it sunlight and water and nutrition. This so much more comforting when thinking of the importance that the Dr.s have in my life right now.