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Originally posted by Jamal:
"Integral" means comprehensive, inclusive, balanced, not leaving anything out. Strange as it sounds, most human activities are not integral—they are instead partial, often fragmented, frequently broken.
To me that sounds like the marketing ploy that advertisers use. It is taught over a period of time (never directly expressed)and in the end of the course a good advertising student will know to sell something, the formula is..."Make the consumer feel broken, inferiour and in dire straits because they need fixing, then sell them th solution." Naturally the advertising student is taught to be subtle about this. That's why carbonated soft drinks are usually presented in fun setting.
No one is ever really broken and we don't need fixing
From the dictionary "Integral" is an adjective meaning Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent
2.Possessing everything essential; entire It like all words in language it only has the meaning we agree to give it.
To me it's not a case of humans being incomplete, there is nothing to take away and nothing needed to be added to make the person that is uniquely you, you definiately don't need fixing. It's just our judgement of ourselves and others and the indoctrination by the advertisers that make us feel broken and in need of fixing.
It's great to look for alternate ways to experience life... what balances and works one person in their lifestyle may never fit yours. So please do explore to discover new skills, ideas and experiences. Just remember you don't need to buy into the belief that you need fixing, because you ain't broken, you're simply having experiences that are uniquely yours.
Alex
[This message has been edited by AlexK (edited August 09, 2003).]
