A Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosis Is Just Like Watching A
Suspense Movie
Being diagnosed
with an autoimmune disease, such as myasthenia
gravis, is just like watching a suspense movie, full of unpredictable
twists and turns: you don’t know how
it would end until maybe the very end; otherwise, it wouldn’t be worth
watching. Don’t turn your head away, and don’t cover your eyes with your hands.
Just keep on watching and even enjoying
the movie!
Life might not have been fair to you with happenings that
might have been beyond your control. No matter what, life is not meant to be a
punishment for you. If you just don’t die, you will have the wisdom to live it
through.
“Life begets death; one is inseparable from the other.
One is form; the
other is formless.
Each gives way to
the other.
One third of people
focus on life, ignoring death.
One third of people
focus on death, ignoring life.
One third of people
think of neither, just drifting along.
They all suffer in
the end.
Trusting the
Creator, we have no illusion about life and death.
Holding nothing
back from life, we are ready for death,
just as a man ready
for sleep after a good day’s work.”
(Lao Tzu, Tao
Te Ching, chapter 50)
“Abiding in the
Creator, we do not fear death.
Following the
conditioned mind, we fear everything.
Fear is a futile
attempt to control things and people.
Death is a natural
destination of the Way.
Unnatural fear of
death does more harm than good.
It is like trying
to use intricate tools of a master craftsman:
we end up hurting
ourselves.”
(Lao Tzu, Tao
Te Ching, chapter 74)
Even if you have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, you
just have to go on living; the wisdom in living the rest of your life is
no more than . . . watching a suspense movie. Explore all the options of
treatment; focus your mind, with the intent of healing, on what you should do
next. Remember, the mind and the body are interconnected: which means all
negative emotions will have a negative impact on the body, and thus obstacles
to recovery and recuperation.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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