Sunday, November 06, 2005
Our resilient bodies
Have you noticed how resilient our bodies are? We break a rib; it heals, we have surgery; it heals; we have an infection; it heals, we have a cold; it heals. Many times the body heals by itself; sometimes we need a little help. I read a long time ago that researches did a study on the bodies of soldiers who had fallen in the Second War, I think, and they found a lot of scars of tumors that had healed by the body without any assistance. Just like that. Apparently, we all have several instances of malignant tumors during our lives that simply come and go. Poof!
That makes me think that, indeed, our mind is a powerful thing. Have you known people whose physicians gave them 3 months to live and on the clock, 3 months later, they die? And how about those who were also given a death sentence but refused to believe it and went on living forever?
Also, imagine how we nourish our bodies: some people live on junk and others live on everything good. Though I think it really does make a difference how we choose to nourish our bodies, this is by no means a guarantee that we won’t spoil them.
I have a good example: my uncle. He is now 98 years old. His body is not doing too well at present, though his mind is very sharp. Now, this man ate rice and chicken for meals; and tea and crackers for snacks. His whole life. Wouldn’t you think he was malnourished, if we consider the food pyramid? My brother, on the other hand, only ate good things. He passed at age 33. How is this possible?
The truth is that, indeed, when we think right, we get right things. The opposite is true. So, what do you prefer to think? Positive things or negative things? Better not talk about the things we don’t want.
That makes me think that, indeed, our mind is a powerful thing. Have you known people whose physicians gave them 3 months to live and on the clock, 3 months later, they die? And how about those who were also given a death sentence but refused to believe it and went on living forever?
Also, imagine how we nourish our bodies: some people live on junk and others live on everything good. Though I think it really does make a difference how we choose to nourish our bodies, this is by no means a guarantee that we won’t spoil them.
I have a good example: my uncle. He is now 98 years old. His body is not doing too well at present, though his mind is very sharp. Now, this man ate rice and chicken for meals; and tea and crackers for snacks. His whole life. Wouldn’t you think he was malnourished, if we consider the food pyramid? My brother, on the other hand, only ate good things. He passed at age 33. How is this possible?
The truth is that, indeed, when we think right, we get right things. The opposite is true. So, what do you prefer to think? Positive things or negative things? Better not talk about the things we don’t want.
