Have you ever thought why was it that the scientists of the past for example Avicenna had so many different educations and interest and they were actually doctors of their own times? They knew philosophy, literature, geometry,maths and astronomy (different from astrology), knew about herbs and minerals yet they knew the effect of emotions on human body.
Avicenna whose name many of us have heard specially if we have been in medical school, as one of the founders of medicine. His books and scripts are still in practice by those doctors who do further education in that field and call themselves “Hakeem” (Hakim) a Persian/Arabic word for “The wise man” different from “Tabeeb”(tabib) that was referred to doctor. Hakim was more than just a doctor.
Avicenna knew astronomy, in his thoughts he knew the stars and their positions, their mathematical order in the universe, in his mind he soared in the universe but was logical and his feet were on the ground. Once when he was attending to a young man as a patient who was suffering from palpitation (strong and fast heartbeat), as usual he asked many questions not only in regards to the health of the body but emotions too, he took the pulse of the young man and mentioned the name of the neighbor`s girl, the pulse raised and his conclusion was that the problem, at least, partially was emotional. He was a sensitive man this Avicenna the multilateral man I want to call him. He treated people with mainly diet, used herbs, minerals, blood tapping and so many other methods he knew.
How would he feel in our world today? I do not want to go there because my feeling is that he would feel lonely in his profession like many of us unless, you are lucky as I am to work in a Clinic with colleagues who are professional and like-minded.
This brings me to the thought of how multilateral am I in my approach to healing and treating an ill person? I am striving and I know many other doctors are.
The truth is there is such a great similarity between the structure of an atom and the solar system. There is a sun and/or nucleus and everything else is circumambulating in adoration around that centre. What power or force keeps them to do that? what is that attraction? I want to believe it is the power of “Love”.
That power is everywhere and in everything.That, we can direct, allow the flow of it or, block it, because we have been given the “Will” power a power that distinguishes us from animals and the rest of the creatures.The will power make us unique, because that means we can make a choice! To use it to control a situation or ease it and infuse it with love and build a future.
This brings me yet to a thought how powerful we are and how sweet and gentle that power is if the “will” is always for the flow of “love”.
My hope is to be able to listen to what my patients have to say, do the examinations and tests, yet, raise beyond what is and, consider the whole human being.
And that continues in our personal and daily interactions, to realize we are here for a reason, and to make it poetic, for a season, we need to realize the nobility of our soul, elevate our conversation, make them purposeful, fill them with joy and dance it all the way.
"Lift up your hearts above the present and look with eyes of faith into the future! Today the seed is sown, the grain falls upon the earth, but behold the day will come when it shall rise a glorious tree and the branches thereof shall be laden with fruit. Rejoice and be glad that this day had dawned, try to realize its power, for it is indeed wonderful!"
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