Hey Maureen! Looong time no talk! Thanks for this thoughtful analogy…
I think the place where the analogy breaks down is that Western medicine is rational(ish) and based on evidence, etc whereas Eastern medicine has a less “traditional” (read accepted by Western science) approach which may have emotive elements. When my example i think shows an emotive response that isn’t rational. I mean, i know you’re focusing on a different aspect of it 🙂 analogies do that… Make us think of other dimensions..