* "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts"
* All parts of a whole are important.
* fuel + oxygen + heat = fire

If you have any one or two of these, but not the other(s), it doesn't happen.

Proportions Matter.

Example 2: Let's say you have a piano & you want to make some music, but can only play one key repeatedly---just not the same, is it?

Here is a simple recipe from The Natural Healing Cookbook by Mark Bricklin of Prevention Magazine (Rodale Press, 1981):

It is delicious, & good for the heart, digestion, & recuperation. Now, how do you think it would turn out if you put 4cups flour, no eggs, 1cup baking soda, or 3 cups honey, or...You get the picture....It won't turn out the same.

If you're not too sure about this, we invite you to try it in your kitchen & taste it.

C ontext provides meaning

Context is the relationship between the parts .

Imagine seeing a table knife --

It is just an object .

See how its meaning changes when you picture it having just been used to :

* set the table elegantly for a romantic formal dinner
* stab someone out of hatred
* have it be the only tool available to a surgeon trying to perform a life-saving operation
* try, unsuccessfully, to cut through that steak you left on the grill too long.

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