4 TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE

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by Peter Fritz Walter
Truth One : Growth is Nonlinear
Growth processes are nonlinear. They cant be described with the tool box of conventional mathe-
matics; in fact, a special non-Euclidian mathematics had to be created for this purpose. Growth
processes can only be observed in living systems, not, as it was the case with conventional biology,
in dead organisms. In the living organism, all is interrelated and there is a communication structure
within the whole system, in which the totality of the system participates.
Truth Two: Living Systems are Self-Regulatory
Self-regulation is a major functional key element in living systems. Self-regulation can be compared
with the system of checks and balances in the modern state constitution. It means that all regulatory
functions are part of the system itself, or inside of it, and not coming from outside.
This means also that a living system possesses a certain amount of autonomy. I have found that
besides biological self-regulation, there is a form of human self-regulation as a pattern of behavior
that is modeled after the insights from observing nature. Self-regulation is one of the eight funda-
mental dynamic patterns tribal populations obey to that are positive and dynamic regulatory factors
in their lifestyle, value system and behavior; as a result these natives are particularly well adapted
and adjusted to their environment, instead of destroying it, like civilized man does by imposing
characteristics upon nature.
Truth Three: Intelligence is Self-Organizing
Intelligence has been found to possess a single most important character that distinguishes it,
and lets us recognize that we have to deal with something or an entity that is intelligent. This key
element is self-organization. A good example to demonstrate this is human perception. The human
perception matrix is actively and passively self-organizing, perceiving life not by the grasp of single
elements, but whole patterns that are, if necessary, added to the human memory surface as patterns,
and not as single elements.
Let me give an example. When a small child learns their rst language, the child is not learning
the language as we learn it in school, that is, by grasping single elements such as verbs, substantives,
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syntax and grammar, but whole patterns of the language spoken by the people around the child, that is usu-
ally the parents. That means that for example the syntax rules and grammar are not learnt separately
and are not needed to be learnt because they are contained within the patterns that are, as such,
stored in the memory surface. Observing this natural process of holistic learning, Dr. Georgi Lo-
zanov, a psychiatrist from Bulgaria, created a novel language learning technique called Suggestope-
dia or Superlearning that allows to learn foreign languages in a revolutionary short time, like three
months, and without any accent being present when the learner speaks it.
Truth Four: Emotions are Intelligent
Emotions possess their own intelligence, which is different from the intelligence of the rational
mind. While the mind uses thought, our emotional intelligence expresses itself on the subconscious
level, for example, through automatisms, habits, dreams, body language, and through relationships. It is
primarily by observing human relations that we can make out to what extent a person is emotionally
intelligent, because typically emotional intelligence translates in excellent communication ability and
general good relational abilities.
When we see somebody who understands well the functionality of love, for example, being a
lover rather than a ghter, we can make out that the person has a high level of emotional intelli-
gence which makes for people around him or her responding easily to messages sent out by that
person.
PETER FRITZ WALTER
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