Opa Johan’s Best Medicine
“You certainly can sleep” said my wife. “Don’t force yourself to sleep. You certainly can rid yourself from the sleeping pills.” What an agony after sleeping using sleeping pills. And every time I could not sleep she always comforted, encouraged, convinced me that I can.
So now am I freed of it. Her words, the thoughts were even better medicine than the sleeping pills. That’s just one occasion, instance. There were occasions when I felt wretched. How depressing were words telling, sentence, condemn, doom you that you should remember your age, to stop exercising so “hard”. Those words made me depressed, ailing, unhappy. I don’t mean to ignore medical advice, or not respect it. Their knowledge certainly is invaluable.
Yet, I succeeded to recover my health (K. Cooper) and still bicycle as before some 50 Km. I’ve improved my sight (W. Bates), my voice, my memory, my feet, fingers, by exercising them, at least, they don’t decline so fast. Have you heard of Lance Armstrong who exercised himself and succeeded to floor his cancer and became the Tour de France Champion 6 times - if I’m not mistaken - in succession? Meir Schneider who regained his sight when he was declared legally blind before? Thanks to encouraging words, thoughts, the best therapy, medicine for me.
Remember the song Home On The Range?
…Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the sky is not cloudy all day.
June 2008
“You certainly can sleep” said my wife. “Don’t force yourself to sleep. You certainly can rid yourself from the sleeping pills.” What an agony after sleeping using sleeping pills. And every time I could not sleep she always comforted, encouraged, convinced me that I can.
So now am I freed of it. Her words, the thoughts were even better medicine than the sleeping pills. That’s just one occasion, instance. There were occasions when I felt wretched. How depressing were words telling, sentence, condemn, doom you that you should remember your age, to stop exercising so “hard”. Those words made me depressed, ailing, unhappy. I don’t mean to ignore medical advice, or not respect it. Their knowledge certainly is invaluable.
Yet, I succeeded to recover my health (K. Cooper) and still bicycle as before some 50 Km. I’ve improved my sight (W. Bates), my voice, my memory, my feet, fingers, by exercising them, at least, they don’t decline so fast. Have you heard of Lance Armstrong who exercised himself and succeeded to floor his cancer and became the Tour de France Champion 6 times - if I’m not mistaken - in succession? Meir Schneider who regained his sight when he was declared legally blind before? Thanks to encouraging words, thoughts, the best therapy, medicine for me.
Remember the song Home On The Range?
…Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the sky is not cloudy all day.
June 2008
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