FRIDAY
Definition: In this kind of essay, we not only give information but also
present an argument with the PROS (supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas)
of an argumentative issue. We should clearly take our stand and write as if we
are trying to persuade an opposing audience to adopt new beliefs or behavior.
The primary objective is to persuade people to change beliefs that many of them
do not want to change.
Supporting our ideas: This is the most
important part when persuading others. We are asking some people to
change their beliefs or actions. We should be supporting our ideas with such
facts, statistics and/or authorities that there should
not be room for any doubts. Here are some faulty
supports we should avoid:
HEALTH
AND HEALING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs
in your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your
health, which should at least come as good news to people who cannot afford to
buy expensive medicine. However, it is a blow to the medicine industry, and an
even bigger blow to our confidence in the progress of science. This new theory
argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a
regular basis.
Supporters of medical treatment argue that
medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven.
They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki, Yoga, Tai
Chi. These waste our time, something which is quite precious in our material
world. There is medicine that can kill our pain, x-rays that show us our
fractured bones or MRI that scans our brain for tumors. We must admit that
these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide. However,
there are some “every day complaints” such as back pains, headaches, insomnia,
which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take
an Aspirin, or Vermidon, when you cannot sleep, you
take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of
these. When you use these pills for a long period, you become addicted to them;
you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge amounts of money and become addicted
instead of getting better. How about a safer and more economical way of
healing? When doing Reiki to yourself, you do not need anything except your
energy so it is very economical. As for its history, it was discovered in Japan in the
early 1900s and its popularity has spread particularly throughout America and Western Europe. In quantum physics, energy is recognized as
the fundamental substance of which the universe is composed. Reiki depends on
the energy within our bodies. It is a simple and effective way of restoring the
energy flow. There are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.
Opponents of alternative healing methods
also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated
without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives
in the hospital taking medicine. How can Reiki make these people healthy again?
It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing
their hair because of chemotherapy, losing weight because of the side effects
of the medicine they take. Actually, it is common knowledge that except for
when the cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, drugs also cannot treat AIDS or
cancer. Most of the medicine these patients use are to
ease their pain and their sufferings because of the medical treatment they
undergo. Instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you
can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional
balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries.
Most of the chronic conditions such as eczema or migraine are known to have
causes such as poor diet and stress. Deep-rooted anger or other strong emotions
can contribute to viral infections as well. Since balancing our emotions and
controlling our thoughts are very important for our well-being, we should
definitely start learning Reiki and avoid illnesses before it is too late.
Some people may still maintain that in our
material world, everything depends on time. It is even “lacking time” that
causes much of the stress that leads to the illnesses we mentioned. How would
it be possible to find time to do Reiki to ourselves and the people around us
when we cannot even find time to go to the theater? This is one good thing
about Reiki; it does not require more than 15 minutes of our time. There is no
need for changing clothes or special equipment. It is a wonderfully simple
healing art, an effective method of relaxation and stress-relief. Most
important of all, it is less time consuming than medicine if we think of all
the time we spend taking medicine for some complaints and taking some more for
the side effects as well.
Having said these, resistance to Reiki
would be quite illogical. Reiki is natural and drug-free. What is more, it is
easy to learn by anyone, regardless of age and experience. It
can be used anywhere, anytime. It also enhances physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual well-being and the benefits last a lifetime. It is definitely high
time to get away from the drug boxes we store in our drug cabinet!
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Written by Oya Ozagac, September 2004
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