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The Law of Affinity and Daily Life

     Truth is, put plainly, the law of affinity. The law of affinity has it that all affairs and matters in the universe are logical and reasonable, that all is in balance without rupture. In daily human life, therefore, the key is to be harmonious and in tune with nature even as regards to clothing, food, and housing. For example, when summer comes, light clothing should be worn, and when winter comes, heavier garments. As for food, whether cereals, vegetables, or meats, what can be most readily produced in a certain region is as much as possible best consumed, and these principles apply as well to the seasons. That which is largely produced in an area is better largely consumed. What is produced in each area in medium amounts is best consumed in medium amounts and what is produced in small amounts is best consumed in small amounts. This is nature. Just to take the example of rice or wheat, these cereals have no variation in sweetness or spiciness and can be consumed throughout the year with appreciation without growing weary of their indescribable taste. Therefore, it is best to consume these foods the most. Then again, foods with a strong piquancy in some way, such as taste that is extremely sweet or salty, or bitter are best eaten in lesser amounts. This is the perfect diet.
     Those individuals who are not aware of this simple truth, who believe the reasoning that is born of the superficial level of learning which comes only from books, seek for what is “nutritious” and wonder if something is medicinal or not. They inquire if a product contains iron and ask how much protein a particular item has. It is utter nonsense that people consume foods for which they have no liking and avoid eating foods they like, all in the name of nutrition. Troubling it is because it is indeed this very way of thinking that truly is not healthy at all. Medicines are the same. The medicine streptomycin that is commonly used at present is made from moss, nothing so ridiculous. Moss is a food for the fish that live in rivers and streams and also serves the role of providing color in gardens; it should be quite clear from even the level of basic common sense that moss is not meant to be put into the mouth of a human being. It is most obvious that if such an unreasonable substance is put into the body, even if it poisons the human system, it certainly will not cure anything.
     And then there is the issue of housing. Because financial considerations are involved, choice will be more limited. People nowadays are concerned with whether the air in their environment is good or bad, and one can never get enough good air, but bad air itself does not particularly have an influence on health. Believing that bad air harms the health is another result of medicine’s infantile viewpoint which asserts that air greatly influences health. It may seem that there are fewer instances of tuberculosis in rural areas, but in recent times the rates of incidence do not markedly differ from those in urban areas. Urban residents are also greatly preoccupied with dust and particles, but these are not that dangerous. Even if large amounts are inhaled, they are all expelled in the following days as phlegm, so there is no great need for worry. Another preoccupation is that the carbon dioxide exhaled by human beings is held to be toxic, but in fact waitresses who work in crowded movie theaters are in no way any inferior in terms of health to the average person.
     The above are just a few examples that come to mind, but what I think is truly bad is the harm caused to the human nervous system from the fear generated by a medical science that warns about such matters good air versus bad air, how frightening germs are, and which foods are most nutritious. The preventive medicine touted in recent times goes so over the bounds in proscriptions which coerce that it could be said that the majority of urban residents suffer from phobias having to do with daily life. Recollections of how easy-going were the people of earlier times inevitably come to mind. In that sense, we members of World Messianity are indeed fortunate. We are more than familiar with the ins and outs of medical science, so we are not agitated by the fears it causes and are able to achieve true peace of mind.

Eikô, Issue 181, November 11, 1952
    translated by cynndd