Power of Positive Thinking
“Nature” from PBS reveals that it is a common
behavior for an injured animal to hide. Only
if it recovers, it will emerge from its hiding place. Not even its family members will disturb that
injured animal.
News arrives from
NY that one of my hiking friends just passed away due to cancer. Last time I saw her, she was energetic,
healthy and an attractive young lady. Her
death came as a huge surprise to me and to most of my friends. For two years, hardly anyone knew about her
struggling with the disease. She made her
family keep her illness as a secret. She
went through the battle on her own term.
Like the injured animal, she chose to hide. I respect her decision, but I think her choice
may not be a wise one.
I wish she
shared her secret with me. I would have talked to her, encouraged her not to
give up. Cancer is not a death
sentence. I have known people survived
from the disease. Most of them stay optimistic. They do not give up hope. They talk about their illness openly; they seek
help proactively, not just from the medical advice, but from their friends and
family’s emotional support! They cope
with their illness with openness and positive thinking. They understand they
have absolutely nothing to lose, but everything to gain by remaining positive. Chances
are, they may pull through their ailment and create their own miracle.
Our brain is a
powerful thing. Unfortunately some of us
do not put too much trust into it. Our
brain can send message to our body, to tell our body to behavior, and our body
will heal. Our brain’s sole existence is
to keep us alive. Only if we do not give
up, our brain will not do so, and our body will continue to be controlled by our
brain. You must have faith in your brain!
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