Holistic???

Holistic is a word that is getting more and more attention in recent years. People often use this word to draw attention to the different dimension or parts of something. We see terms like holistic medicine, holistic design, holistic spirituality and etc. though popular, Holistic is still a word not easily found in dictionary. The word originated from the Greek word Holos which means Whole. To the Greeks, the sum of all the parts does not equal to the whole. According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Holism is the belief that each thing is a whole which is more important than the parts that make it up. Or in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is define as a theory that the universe and especially living nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes (as of living organisms) that are more than the mere sum of elementary particles. therefore having all the different parts or dimension does not guarantee holism we do not grasp the essence of the whole. if the parts are not integrated into or without the essence, it will be like a car fully equipped but with out a driver. what about human life? how can a human life be holistic? what is the essence of life? The essence of life is in our Creator.

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?