There is a general feeling that we catch disease, like catching a cold. The fact is that disease always lurks nearby and catches us. All of nature moves from creation to destruction as immunity variations occur. When a human immune system is in peak condition disease fails to affect it. Immunity is eternally challenged as conditions change in a persons’ life.
· Loss
· Failure or Success
· Injury
· Change
Loss is a common cause of immune system failure. The loss a loved one, the family dog or a precious material object can cause mental distress. The loss could be a job or security. Even more serious is the loss of mobility or a mental crisis. The loss list goes on and on eventually overcoming life.
Failure is only the flip side of success and either can lead to the sinking of immunity. Life could be compared to a balance beam where input or deletion from either end of the beam can disturb homeostasis. Failure is well explained by Thomas Edison and his discovery of the incandescent light. Edison failed 1,000 times in his invention of the light bulb. Each failure opened another path. The other side is the seeming successful who destroy themselves through avarice, greed, or materialism.
The survival instinct is strong in humans. Injury that cripples physically or by disease processes bombard the immune system. When we meet adversity our fellow human is devoted to saving us. The instinct of compassion inherent in humanity creates huge health care facilities that save and prolong life.
We are a fetus, baby or child growing from young to old. Change is a constant companion that challenges the immune system. Changes in temperature, barometric pressure, location, circumstance, or situation can have a strong effect on a person as the immune system attempts to adjust.
We have more control over the immune system than we might realize. What we leave to fate is possible to alter. The mind is a powerful tool when facing the perils of lost immunity. If one can learn a calmness of mind, self-control of damaging inputs and level-headedness in the face of breakdown the results can be more positive.