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= Lesson 79 - The Laws Of Life =

= Lesson 79 - The Laws Of Life =

== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

All life is subject to laws. Fixed material relationships provide the balance necessary to our survival and sustenance. They also dictate the conditions, primordial requisites and limitations within whereby we are able to flourish abundantly and live healthfully on our planet.

All life is subject to laws. Fixed material relationships provide the balance necessary to our survival and sustenance. They also dictate the conditions, primordial requisites and limitations within whereby we are able to flourish abundantly and live healthfully on our planet.

== Nature’s Laws For Healthful Living ==

== Nature’s Laws For Healthful Living ==

79.2.1 Fundamental Principles

=== Fundamental Principles ===

 

Every living thing that exists exists as a particular something, with specific qualities, attributes, potentials, and limitations inherent to the organism; a living organism is what it is and cannot act contrary to its nature.

Every living thing that exists exists as a particular something, with specific qualities, attributes, potentials, and limitations inherent to the organism; a living organism is what it is and cannot act contrary to its nature.

There are other important factor elements necessary to human life which contribute to our well-being. They are essential to the functional integrity and systemic harmony of the human organism. They are: Pure air, pure water, cleanliness, rest and sleep, body temperature, exercise, sunshine, relaxation, mental and emotional poise, pleasant sur- roundings, creative freedom, self-discipline, and other important factors.

There are other important factor elements necessary to human life which contribute to our well-being. They are essential to the functional integrity and systemic harmony of the human organism. They are: Pure air, pure water, cleanliness, rest and sleep, body temperature, exercise, sunshine, relaxation, mental and emotional poise, pleasant sur- roundings, creative freedom, self-discipline, and other important factors.

79.2.1.2 The Law of Self-Preservation

==== The Law of Self-Preservation ====

 

(or Homeostasis), which is also known as Life’s Great Law states:

(or Homeostasis), which is also known as Life’s Great Law states:

The growth and development of the body takes place by “spurts.” Periods of rapid growth alternate with periods of slow growth. The body seems to take a rest and accu- mulate power for the period of rapid growth. In periods of rapid growth there are new developments to be made, or incomplete ones to be finished and these things cannot be accomplished without an outlay of energy above the ordinary expenditure. In prepara- tion for such work there always precedes a period of comparative rest, as just prior to the onset of and in preparation for puberty at which time the forces of development go forward with a rush.

The growth and development of the body takes place by “spurts.” Periods of rapid growth alternate with periods of slow growth. The body seems to take a rest and accu- mulate power for the period of rapid growth. In periods of rapid growth there are new developments to be made, or incomplete ones to be finished and these things cannot be accomplished without an outlay of energy above the ordinary expenditure. In prepara- tion for such work there always precedes a period of comparative rest, as just prior to the onset of and in preparation for puberty at which time the forces of development go forward with a rush.

Some who have been ailing through more or less of the period of childhood are “car- ried by the force of development, which in a cyclonic fashion sweeps everything before

Some who have been ailing through more or less of the period of childhood are “car- ried by the force of development, which in a cyclonic fashion sweeps everything before it into health—and that, too, often in spite of wrong life, and a medical treatment that might prove fatal if administered at any other time in life.

 

it into health—and that, too, often in spite of wrong life, and a medical treatment that might prove fatal if administered at any other time in life.

We may make use of this same principle when the actions of the body falter due to lack of power. If the action of a mill falters from a decrease of water power, the gates are closed for the purpose of accumulating power. Activities are ceased and no power is expended. In cases of impaired health, the closing of all the waste gates, through which vital power is needlessly expended, permits the accumulation of power.

We may make use of this same principle when the actions of the body falter due to lack of power. If the action of a mill falters from a decrease of water power, the gates are closed for the purpose of accumulating power. Activities are ceased and no power is expended. In cases of impaired health, the closing of all the waste gates, through which vital power is needlessly expended, permits the accumulation of power.