Rosicrucian Beacon Magazine - 2013-03 - AMORC

John Palo, FRC
trange diseases were attacking children
at an orphanage. The doctors were puzzled.
If you walked through the rooms you’d see
these tiny tots gaze at you with a haunting
stare. How odd they looked, more like
shrivelled up old men and women. You heard no laughter,
no sounds of children at play. They were slow to learn
to stand and walk. Deep moans and long sighs were
common. They had little appetite for food, became ill and
died easily. The puzzled doctors did not know what was
wrong, so they did not know what to do.
Then, some wise soul with a healthy mothering
instinct made a suggestion. She suggested some teenage
girls from the local high school be invited to visit the
orphanage. She told the girls to become friendly with
the children, to pick them up and cuddle them; hold
them and love them. As if by magic, a miracle happened.
The cuddling brought about a dramatic, healthy change
in the children. It was so obvious at the first session, that
the girls were invited to revisit the orphanage again and
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The Rosicrucian Beacon -- March 2013