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     We  usually think of diseases and illnesses as having
their focus within the body of the patient.  The causative
factor  exists  as some kind of living organism which  has
invaded  the  body of the patient and  is  disrupting  its
proper  function;  or some genetic impropriety has lead to
improper  functioning  of  the  body;   or  some  chemical
ingested  has disrupted proper functioning.   In any  case
the focus of attention is internal to the body of the  ill
patient.  The disease may affect relationships between the
patient  and others.   These effects are regarded as being
caused by what is happening inside the patient.  Being ill
at ease follows.

     There  are situations in which what happens inside  a
patient  may  more helpfully be viewed as being caused  by
diseased   relationships  which  involve  and  affect  the
patient.    There may be factors which have disrupted  the
proper  inter-relationships  of  the  patient  with  other
people  who play significant roles in the patient's  life.
The  disintegration  of inter-personal  relationships  may
have  profound consequences upon the health of a person---
and  trigger  what may be commonly regarded as  a  disease
inside  a   patient due to the dis-ease of the context  in
which the patient was living.  Being ill-at-ease can cause
dis-ease.

     A  wholistic  health  maintenance  program   involves
helping   members  of  the community be  well-at-ease   in
cooperative   ventures---where  conflicts   among   ideals
are  resolved  with a minimum of coercion,   manipulation,
losing,  alienation,    estrangement,    etc.    When some
people   win ideological  conflicts  at  the  expense   of
other   people  losing  ideological   conflicts---diseased
relationships    and   human    disease    often   follow.
Coercion  and  violence  do  not contribute   to  conflict
resolution very often.    Coercion and   violence  do  not
promote   personal  and   communal integrity   very  well,
and so do not help people be well  at ease.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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