Modernization of Chinese Medicine
By J.S. Phillips, DAOM, LAc
Language – written, spoken, signed,
or otherwise is learned as a means to express our individualized perceptions
about the world around us. Language is designed to communicate our personal
experiences.
What problems arise when different
languages are used to describe similar experiences? Additionally, how do these
issues translate over time? Do cultural beliefs, expressed through language
from thousands of years ago, written in a highly ideographic script translate
well into our modern day life and experience?
My premise, is that they really do
not. Translational symmetry may seemingly occur but it is only one sided. It
can seldom be accurately assessed as access to the original writers, their
thoughts and perspective can only be viewed from the present. Writers from the
past never get the chance to speak in our present. They never get to modernize their
thoughts and perspectives in the now.
Yet, we often find great value
studying the scholars of the past. Their hard work, industry, application and
dedication is often still valuable in our present day. Some works of the past
appear timeless in their relevance. These works speak to the human condition of
the time they were written, but also transcend time to connect us with our
past.
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