Issue 65 - Tse Qigong Centre

traditional Chinese clinic, you could seethe doctor seeing his patients and couldalmost hear their conversation.There were almost no secrets.If there was somethingunusual, then the doctor wouldtalk to the patient individually.It was not private like now andalso, the doctor did not check thepatient as in the Western way,where sometimes the patientneeds to disrobe. A highlevel Chinese medicinedoctor did not even needto touch the patient. Hecould just look at themand almost know theirproblem by 80%. All hethen needed to do wasask a few questions toconfirm his diagnosis.This is like agood cook who can knowthe tastes and ingredientsby just smelling the dish. Agood mechanic can hear thesound of the engine and knowwhat is wrong with the car.Doctors today though, stillcannot tell the cause of anillness even with all the testsand checks that they do.Sometimes even if they doknow, they do not have anysolution. In the end, a patientbecomes very hopeless anddoes not know what to do.Luckily for the farmerlady, she had found a gooddoctor. When she came to talk to thedoctor, she thanked him for helping herand making her recover. The doctorlooked at her and she was better and sohe was happy for her. As the lady wastaking her leave, she asked the doctor, Iam sorry to trouble you, but after youleft, I kept wishing that I could somehowrepay you. However, I am very poor, butthen I remembered that I had a smallbit of money, five yuan, under my pallet.I wanted to give this to you, but when Iwent to look for it, I could not find itanywhere. I was wondering, did you takeit?”The doctor looked at her quietlyand then said to her, “Yes, I did take it.Here is the five yuan back.” He took thefive yuan from a drawer in his table andgave it to the woman. The woman tookthe money and turned and left the clinic.She was completely confused. There wasa question in her mind. She kept askingherself why he had taken her five yuan.She would have given it to him in theend.All the while she walked home,the more confused she became andeven gave herself a headache.When she got back, she decided tolie down and rest. Maybe her mindwould settle. As she lay down, sheadjusted the pillow to a morecomfortable position. As she movedit, she heard something drop ontothe floor from underneath thepillow. She leaned over tosee what it was and wasso shocked. It was the fiveyuan!She immediatelyfelt a chill on the back ofher neck. “The five yuanwas there all the time. Imade a mistake. Thedoctor did not take mymoney. I just forgot“Heaven gives us achoice to do eithergood and bad. Youmake the decision.”where I put it. It was inmy pillow, not hidden inthe bed.”Then the womanthought, “ Why would the doctor say hetook the money when he did not?” Shecould not understand and for the wholenight she could not sleep. Early the nextmorning, she went back to the clinicagain and waited until the doctor wasfinished with his patients. He wassurprised to see her again.She told the doctor. “Doctor, I washere yesterday, and asked if you if youtook my money and you said you did.However, I found the money when I wentback home. It was my mistake. However,why did you say you took my moneywhen you really did not?”The doctor said to the lady, “ I didnot want you to worry about the money.It would not good be good for yourhealth. So I said I took it.”She did not know what to say. Shemade the mistake to think the doctor wasa thief. But actually, he was a great man.He had only thought about her health.She dropped down on her knees toapologise to him, and she returned hismoney back to him along with her ownmoney. The doctor lifted her up and toldher not to worry and that her health wasthe most important thing.This is a true story. A good persondoes not think about their name andmoney, but just thinks about how to helpothers. Today we have lost these peoplebecause we do not let them come to us.We are like plants, and we can allblossom and release a fragrant smell ifwe have the right soil. A lot of times inyour life you can decide to help othersor destroy them. It is all based on yourheart and compassion. It is up to us togive them the right soil.Heaven gives us a choice to doeither good and bad. You totally makeyour own decision. For example, whenyou drive a car, you can give way to othersor you can push ahead. If you haverubbish, you can put it intothe bin or you can drop itonto the ground as litter.Everyday you see youroffice colleagues, but it isup to you whether or notyou say good morning orignore them as you walkpast. These are all smallthings, but doing gooddeeds are not about fameand money. Can you letgo, not fight for theposition? Can you use themoney you make for helping others whoreally need it or just for making your ownposition more comfortable?Fame and money are what mostof us chase after, but in the end, can wetake them with us? When you die,someone will replace you and spend themoney you made.In Hawaii, there is a temple calledYuk Fut. There is an elderly lady therewho is always helping out with things suchas cleaning and cooking and evenstaying when needed. You will not evennotice her many times. She just helpswithout even asking if you need it ordrawing attention to herself. For me, sheis a high level of human being.Qi Magazine Jan/Feb 2003 page 7