TODAY’S SECOND GREATEST MIRACLE


The Economist ran an article on world fish supply beside an article on African nation development. They are two striking examples of Today’s Second Greatest Miracle.

In the case of the fish stock, we’ve tried policing and stocking - which aren’t working. The article points out studies by Dr. Boris Worm of Dalhousie University who found that fish prospered when the ecosystem was diverse - many different species.

The article on African nation prosperity reports Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, claims that national welfare depends on institutions like free press, civil service and the "rule of law". The suggestion in the article is that African nations with such institutions prosper while those who lack them do not.

In both cases, a serious condition yields less to direct intervention but more to the environmental improvement. When the whole system is getting stronger, the individual problems lessen.

We’ll take a common domestic problem - indigestion. We can go for one of the latest advertised remedies.

Or we can check out the whole picture, The Six Basics:

• How are the key relationships?
• Is work working?
• Do we have a spiritual direction?
• Are we keeping fit?
• Are we having any fun?
• Are we helpful?

In the face of an issue, The Second Greatest Miracles asks:

*Are we covering the six basics?

*Are they well balanced?

*What needs doing?

Just imagine what The Second Greatest Miracle can do for families that are -

Stressed, Contentious, Sick, Blah, Exhausted

The Second Greatest Miracle is big because we get the picture of everything. The initial worry, like the cod, gets resolved because we get to see and act in the new world.

There is a universal law called the Second Law of Thermodynamics. It says that energy dissipates from every living system. That decay is called entropy.

The Second Greatest Miracle says entropy is reversed by inputs from the environment. If you want an expert to quote, use: Teilhard de Chardin or Erich Jantsch or The Lord.


I guess the question here is, when do we apply The Second Greatest Miracle to THE FAMILY CHALLENGE?

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