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  %CONCEPT DEFICIENCY LACK BALANCE HEALTH INTEGRITY 881225

     Just as people can become unhealthy due to a  vitamin
deficiency,     people    and   their   communities    can
disintegrate and become  unhealthy  due  to  a  deficiency
in    their concepts, language, vocabulary.

     A   conceptual deficiency may be original (having  to
do  with origins)  in the sense that the people never  had
enough  of the needed   concepts,  language or vocabulary.
They may never have  had or  been aware of that which they
lack,    and  may  never have enjoyed  the   fullness   of
health which is  possible.      In their origins they were
deficient and suffered the  consequences of their original
deficiency.

     The   deficiency  of a person or community  may arise
through   excessive   specialization.      By    focussing
excessively narrowly upon certain concepts,   language and
vocabulary it  may  come to pass that  deficiencies   will
develop.   Essential concepts, language and vocabulary may
be neglected and not be available in times of need;   just
as   a diet of food may become overly specialized and lead
to a vitamin deficiency and a disintegration of health  so
that  the  body  cannot   respond properly in  a  time  of
crisis.

     To   maintain  its integrity each community  needs to
assure  that it and its members maintain a balanced   diet
of concepts,  language and vocabulary.  The community  and
its  members   need   to   be  on   guard   against    any
excessive specialization  which  leads  to  an  inadequate
diet  of concepts, language and vocabulary.

     Concepts,      language  and  vocabulary  deal   with
realities   and   relationships.      The  realities   and
relationship  may exist  independent    of  the  concepts,
language  and  vocabularies;  and they may also  exist  by
virtue of  the  concepts,     language and   vocabularies.
A    balanced diet entails   a  proper recognition  of the
dynamic  process  by which the character of  an   adequate
diet  changes  with  the evolution  of   the  peoples  and
structure  of a community.     That which  is  a  balanced
diet  in  one  place and time for one  community   may  be
inadequate to another place,  time and community.  Lack is
relative to circumstances.

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