A mighty ocean is made up of drops of water. A great healing chi-field is made up of individual healing stories. Every healing story is a story of love --the love of oneself and others through ups and downs. Every healing story is a story of  triumph -- the triumph of one's spirit over one's temporarily setback. Life is no guarantee. We love life as it comes.  

PARALYSIS

Please Don't Laugh at Me

For thirteen years, Ms. Li walked on crutches, mostly confined to bed.

"My paralysis was caused by drug poisoning. Even though I was hospitalized for three years, still the doctors couldn't do anything for me. At home, I would sit in my bed most of the time, waiting for others to serve me."

"Could you move around?"

"Very little. My feet felt numb as though I were walking on cotton. My right shoulder and back were pressed together as a result of walking on crutches. My internal organs were not functioning well due to lack of proper movement. Indeed, at the prime of my life, I had become a liability for my family. I longed for a miracle that would free me.

"Then one day in 1986 I read Lao- shi's book on ChiLel. From his book, I learned the simple movements to deliver chi to myself. Yet the idea that I could improve my condition or even to stop being a cripple was unthinkable. People would think I was crazy. So I kept ChiLel a secret. I begged people silently not to laugh at me for trying to do the unthinkable.

"After two years of practicing the movements alone, my condition improved enough so that I could walk around my house with a stick. When I could finally walk to the park, I joined the ChiLel class that met there.

"On my first day, the teacher, surprised to find I had a lot of chi, asked 'You've just started, how can you do the movements so well?'

"When I told her my story, she embraced me and told me that I was finally home. With this sympathetic group, improvements were immediate. I accomplished more in two months than in the years I had spent practicing alone. Now I can walk freely and my body has regained its original form. Indeed, I have better health than the average person. My dream has finally become a reality, and I am free at last!"

I thanked Ms. Li for sharing her story with me. At the same time, I wondered how many people in this world are being laughed for daring to do the "unthinkable," bringing miracles to themselves