8.  Past


Health

(A writing dating back to when mom was ill.  Recalling this period, bits of truth and good words emerge out of hard circumstances.)


A few meaningful words

My father is weak now and he often doesn’t have the energy to expound.  He does all the work taking care of my mom.  This time, however, he spoke of health and he gave me advice on the body.  A general feeling of working with the body was conveyed. He described it as if the body is a separate entity that has to be cared for and understood.  When he was finished, I felt at ease, accepting my body and all its variables.  This was a good thing.

4.  Past

A weak knee and some advice         
 
One time my knee, from biking and swimming, became very weak, to the point
where I had trouble standing on it.  Getting sun near a pool I met a lady
who said she was a healer and she'd be willing to help me.  We moved to a
quiet area and she placed her hands on my knee, said a prayer, and I felt heat
from her hands, vibrations on my knee, and, at that moment, it felt
better.  Later, it weakened but it still, generally, seemed better.

Through time I became acquainted with the “healer” and saw her many
inconsistencies and contradictions.  I mentioned all this to my aging dad
and he advised “let it be.  There still is a sincere warmth that comes
through her.”  Nice words.

We further discussed exercises that could work for my knees.  He advised
me to reduce my number of repetitions from 50 to 30.

So it was a decent, level headed talk with some approaches and philosophy
offered.