The Pros And Cons Of Western Medicine

Throught time war has left many humans mind in a severe state of depression, and things were no different for Tayo. Being apart of World War II added so much psychological damage onto an already psychologically oppressed people. Native American culture believes that when you are sick, it is due to spiritual reasons and wrongdoings, or karma going on in your present personal life. The only way to get rid of these illnesses is to find the cause of all of the negative energy brought to you body. On top of the fact that Tayo came from a world where being involved with such things was highly against the culture, he was a mixed blood Native American and looked down upon for something he had no control over. Although Tayo had an extremely difficult …show more content…
It makes sense to think that your health can be affected by the things that you do throughout your lifetime, coming back to potentially haunt you for your wrongdoings. The fact that western medicine cannot look at the spiritual aspects of health is ignorant. Mental health especially is one hundred percent connected to taboo and karmic lessons. Western medicine forgets that they are not in control since they tend to do things that are seen as miracles. The western world’s advances in medicine is what causes them to see the spiritual side as mundane, failing to realize that is just as important as everything else. There should be a balance between the two to have a better understanding of a person's health as a whole. Western medicine frowns upon Native medicine practices, just as Native medicine frowns upon the ways of the Western world. Some positive aspects should be taken from the Western outlooks and combined with Native outlooks. Instead, they are separated from one another when in reality they should be combined to get the best care possible for us human beings. Sadly, some people are too close minded to even consider this way of thinking, even if it were to improve the way that people are treated for their …show more content…
Just as the rain was a metaphor, I perceived witchcraft to be referring to the unnatural evils of the Western world. Anyone willing to practice evil ways is capable of witchcraft. Evil is reborn in different forms in order for it to correlate to a new form oppression as the years change, the evils of society change with it. This is a cycle that is ongoing for it is taught to the new generation each time children are birthed into this world. Evil, racist outlooks are not something you are born with. It is something that you are taught, and as a child it is deemed normal to you since it is all that you know. Evil is said to have came from Europe, and I completely agree with this opinion. Prior to their travel across the world there was never a more violent people. Their society outlooks and standards are not healthy; these outlooks and standards sadly have bled into every single part of the world. Oppressive behaviors they believed in were forced upon those who lived a nice life the way we were meant to. European people are technically genetic mutations that were spawns of an albino race created by Africans; they are a people that was never supposed to exist. Sadly, since historians bended the rules of recording history they’ve came to believe that they are “the chosen ones”. Since these historians edited another culture’s religions, Europeans