Communication Basics: A Fun Analogy at the Cellulor Level

I have written before about what I consider to be the whole of four essential things in communication:

1) Amounts,
2) Relationships,
3) Actions, and
4) Things.

I ran across today a fun analogy that goes beyond the surface level of these obvious things to the cellular level that is beyond my expertise.  But what I did find there is a fun example of how the essentials of communication work for our cells. 

What was pointed out is that at a cellular level cells communicate to each other a series of things:

1) Feed me
2) Cleanse me
3) Defend me
4) Repair me
5) Regulate me
6) See me, and
7) Help me*

The last is my own add to fill out what two others are essentially saying already.  Here is how I see these communications on a basic level:

1) Feed me is a communication about the essential needs of the whole cell
2) Cleanse me is a communication about amounts that are purified down to the cell only
3) Defend me is communication about relationships that go before the cell rather than after the cell
4) Repair me is communication about the whole cell, if parts have been left out or damaged
5) Regulate me is communication about action that should or should not happen
6) See me is communication about a thing being noticed rather than being ignored
7) Help me* is communication about the whole again just to close with the whole after beginning there and middling there.

So even at the cellular level communication tends to continue to be quite basic, getting at the needs for the whole of:

1) Amounts,
2) Relationships,
3) Actions, and
4) Things. 

So if you want to communicate well, you might want to try with someone the basic messages of your cells.  You especially might try it at your favorite nutrition store.  Remember too, to listen to your body at the surface level.  What is it saying?  Is it saying "Feed me!" or something else.  Have fun with it and remember all communication can eventually be broken down into the essential parts.  Don't leave any of them out and don't feed yourself a part after your body says it is full.  I imagine another cell knows that when it stops saying, "Feed me!".  Take care.


Sincerely, 

Jon

* I added help me as just another take on "Feed me".  I see both as dealing with the whole like "Feed me", but I am not saying that at a cellular level there is another message.  That is for the experts to determine.  I just wanted to balance the opening communication with a closing communication.  .