The Blind Men & the Elephant... a.k.a. More "Miracles" - ADHD

John Godfrey Saxe's ( 1816-1887) version of the famous Indian legend, The Blind Men and the Elephant.

It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.

The First approach'd the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!"

The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, -"Ho! what have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"

The Third approached the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a snake!"

The Fourth reached out his eager hand,
And felt about the knee.
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," quoth he,
"'Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"

The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said: "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!"

The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Then, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a rope!"

And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!

MORAL.

So oft in theologic wars,
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean,
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen!

So now you're sitting there scratching your head, wondering what the @&$%# I'm thinking.

Before coming to Life, I worked in a Chiropractic office for 6 years and after countless times of trying to explain why Chiropractic care can enhance the body's potential, people would jump to the idea that Chiropractic 'cures' diabetes, asthma, ADHD, arthritis, ear infections, etc.

In one of my previous posts, I gave a link to a news video of a man who 'had his sight restored by a Chiropractic adjustment'. In today's post, I was going to give another link to a news report on a young girl whose ADHD was helped by Chiropractic care.

http://wbztv.com/video/?id=30936@wbz.dayport.com

In reality, we really need to keep looking for a way to talk about Chiropractic's ability to impact the nervous system, and I think the second video does a good job (although brief) of connecting a misalignment in the spine to interruption of brain function and the manifestation of a symptom.

Chiropractic Adjustment Restores Man's Vision

Health Tip Of The Week... brought to you as a public service by Mike Headlee DC

According to a report on KCRG in Cedar Rapids, IA this past January, medical doctors aren't quite sure how it happened, but a man in Dubuque, Iowa can see clearly after being blind in one eye for more than a decade.

It happened after a trip to the chiropractor.

According to the news story, twelve years ago Doug Harkey's left eye suddenly stopped working. "I woke up one day and I didn't have vision in one eye."

And as quickly as he lost his sight, he got it back.

After a routine visit to Chiropractor Tim Stackis, Harkey said a miracle happened.

"My blind eye started watering after I left the office and it watered for 45 minutes straight. It started making my good eye water. I went to wipe my right eye and I could see out of my left eye again."

Doctor Stackis said, "The bones in Harkey's neck were out of alignment and that interferes with the messages and energy the brain sends down to the rest of the body."

We bring this news story to your attention for a few very good reasons:

1. A cure was not being attempted.

2. By adjusting Harkey's spine, his nerve system normalized and a body function was restored.

3. This happens during every chiropractic adjustment but the restoration of function is not always so dramatic.

4. Normal function is always preferable.


Here's what I have to say:

If you would like to see a video of the interview with Doug Harkey, please visit my Facebook page. (Chris Nadine)

This truly is an amazing story, but what I find more amazing is that it will not receive the same amount of attention as any of the daily stories of crime, death & disaster. That's a pretty sad thing when you take into consideration the law of attraction - what you focus on will come to you.

My challenge to you today, this week and this year is to focus on this positive example of the human body's unlimited potential and sharing it with as many people as possible.

"We never know how far reaching something we may think say or do today will affect the lives of millions tomorrow." - BJ Palmer