What are we aiming at in an Intervention?
The relief of suffering and saving lives is the underlying agenda of any Intervention. Changing the self-destructive behavior at the root of suffering is always the focus regardless of the form an Intervention may take. However, emotional turmoil of the people around is also ameliorated, lives connected to such a loved one are also saved and legacy of spiritual healing lingers on in the generations to come. When we looks at a loved one who is in the grip of a vicious cycle going down the drain, we can adopt one of the two strategies: we can die with him as he is dying— co-dependence— or we can help him live as we are living—-co-commitment. We can make ourselves ready first, aim at a target and fire or we can fire first, then aim at nothing and get ready last. Choice is ours. Nearly all families begin the Intervention process in the same basic stance: “A person in my family is drinking or working too much. I worry he will have a heart attack, an accident and die. I want him to sto
