青柳诊所手记46

诊所今年的园子够热闹的，几个月前的园子还是一片翠绿，转眼间就变得金灿灿或者红彤彤了。唱主角的是西红柿和玫瑰。它们给不少来看病的人带来了惊喜。有个病人说：“我相信天下只有一家像你们这样的诊所 – 既能看病又能采摘几个西红柿或者玫瑰带回家”。

为什么不能多一点这样的诊所呢？医生除了用传统的方式看病，而且给病人一个机会触碰一下生命？

秋天来了，满园的果实现在都已经采摘完了，地上散落的是枯萎的叶子和颓废的枝条，静静等着我们明年再给它们一个崭新的生命。

很早之前我就意识到了：所谓生命，就是能量从一种形式转变为另一种形式。植物和动物没有能力去主动实现这种转变，但人却是可以的。如果你留心一点，你会发现，很多人一直在有意无意地使用着这个能力。

大师兄的父亲生病躺在医院里。大师兄因为种种原因不能回去看望他。大师兄也没有手机。有一天他用我的手机跟他爸爸视频了，他唱了一首歌给他爸爸听，歌名是：“听闻远方有你”。他爸爸静静听着，嘴角含着微笑，眼角流着泪水。

几天后他父亲去世了，大师兄对我说：“我很高兴我用一首歌跟我爸爸告别了”。我点点头，我知道，他借助一首美丽的歌将悲伤的能量转变成了爱。

我渐渐地发现了：越是善于主动转化能量的人，越过得脱俗自在。

来我们诊所看病的人，有相当一部分是老年人。

人进入老年，各个器官进入了疲劳磨损状态，气血津液相对不足，身体或多或少变得有些不适或者疼痛起来，这也应该是正常现象吧？

有的人也许会因为身体的不适而整日郁郁寡欢，但有的人却不是这样，他们有意将自己变成了一个能量转化者。最近我接触过的三个老人都让我印象特别深刻。

其中一个是J。她住在一个只有1千个居民的岛上，她来看我们，得坐船过来。她说：“我每天照顾丈夫和两只狗，还有一个五亩的园子。今年单是苹果，就摘了足足1800磅！真是忙得不亦乐乎啊。难得有闲时，我就躺在树下的草地上，跟那些花草啊树木啊说说话，问问它们最近过得好不好。这是我最放松最快乐的时光……”

另外一个是E, 她来自于东欧。她说，“我五十多岁才移民来加拿大， 我这辈子的生活过得一点儿也不容易，但我从不把这些困难放在心上。只要一有空，我就去做义工。现在我的朋友比谁都多。别看我八十好几了，到哪里都是我自己开车，我还常常去接送别人。我八十五岁那天，我的教会为我开了一个大型的party, 我跟那些年轻人一样又唱又跳，尽情欢乐，谁都不相信我竟然有这么老了！”

还有一个是D， 她今年92岁了。我初次见到她，就有种似曾相识的感觉。年龄大了她的体力明显不济了，但头脑却依然非常清晰，问话时对答如流，深陷的眼睛宁静而优雅，似乎在默默诉说着旧日的沧桑。

D生病了，她不方便出门，我就亲自去她家给她看病。

她说：“我的身体的确有很多疼痛，有时候我痛得都无法入眠，但我总是告诉自己不要专注于疼痛。我会想尽办法让自己去做一些喜爱的事情，跟我的子女孙辈们聊聊天啦，上网看看新闻啦，有时凝视着桌上的鲜花啦，有时美滋滋地品尝着我的热茶啦……”

她的女儿说：“啊，安娜医生，我母亲是不是不应该喝这么热的茶？这是不是对她的身体不好？”

我笑着答：“有什么关系呢？她喜欢啥啥就是好的！”

D得意地挤一挤眼睛瞅瞅她女儿：“乖乖，你看看，我不早就告诉过你吗？人生在世，要想让平凡的日子过得有滋有味，总得学会找点儿乐趣啊。你说，这不冷不热的茶喝得有啥味道啊？”

从老人家出来时，我想到曾经读到的一个小故事：

从前有一个智者，他的一大群信徒们挤在昏暗的山洞里听他开示。

智者说：“我现在给你们一个机会，用你们自己认为的最简便、最便宜、最迅速的方式把欢乐充满这个空间。”

于是大家纷纷行动起来，有的去找鲜花，有的去找乐器，有的去找食物，有的去找水晶，有的去找喜剧演员…. 只有一个小男孩，他不慌不忙地找来一根蜡烛，拿一根火柴点燃它。忽然间昏暗的房间变得明亮了，小孩带着大家在烛光下载歌载舞，欢乐无比……

我治疗过的这三个老人，岂不也跟这个男孩一样参透了生命的秘密 - 真正制造欢乐的人其实就是我们自己？

Whispering of Willows 46

The clinic's garden was very busy this year. A few months ago, only green leaves were seen, but in the blink of an eye, it turned golden or red. The protagonists were certainly the tomatoes and roses, who brought wonderful surprises to many patients.

One patient said: "I believe there is only one clinic like yours in the whole world; where else can you see a doctor and pick a few tomatoes or roses at the same time?"

Why can't there be more clinics like this? In addition to treating patients with conventional tools, we also can give them a chance to touch life?

Autumn is here, and the fruits in the garden have already been picked. Withered leaves and decadent branches are scattered here and there, quietly waiting for us to give them new life next year.

Quite a while ago I realized it: life is just a transformation of energy, from one form to another. Plants and animals do not have the ability to actively realize this transformation, but we humans can. If you look carefully, you will find that many people have been using this transformational ability intentionally or unintentionally.

Dr. Daniel’s father was ill, lying in the hospital. For various reasons, Dr. Daniel could not go back to visit him. Dr. Daniel does not use a mobile phone either. One day he borrowed my phone, trying to do a video chat with his father. By this time, his father was unable to talk, so he sang a song for his father, the title of which is "I Heard You Are in the Distance". Attentively, his father listened, a smile on his lips and tears in his eyes.

A few days later, his father passed away. Dr. Daniel said to me, "I am so glad that I said goodbye to my father with a song". I nodded. I knew that he had transformed the energy of sadness into love with the help of a beautiful song.

I gradually discovered that the more people are adept at transforming energy, the freer and happier they seem to be.

A considerable number of people who come to our clinic for treatment are elderly people.

When people enter old age, through years of wear and tear, their organs enter a state of fatigue and sluggishness; their energy, blood and body fluids become relatively insufficient. It is common that seniors often suffer from physical pain and various ailments.

Some people may become depressed because of the chronic discomfort, but some people choose not to dwell on it. They deliberately turn themselves into energy transformers.

The three elderly people I have met recently have left a deep impression on me.

One of them is J. She lives on an island with only 1,000 residents. She has to take the ferry to visit us. She said, "I take care of my husband and two dogs every day, and I have a five-acre garden to look after. This year, never mind everything else, just in apples, we harvested 1,800 pounds! I am busy like a bee all the time. When I finally have some free time, I lie on the grass, barefoot, listening and talking to the flowers, plants and trees. This is the most relaxing and happiest time for me..."

Another patient is E, who is from Eastern Europe. She said, "I did not emigrate to Canada until I was in my fifties. My life has not been easy at all, but I never took those difficulties to heart. Whenever possible, I do volunteer work. Now I have more friends than anyone else. Even though I am over eighty years old, I drive myself everywhere, and I often pick up and drop off others. On my eighty-fifth birthday, my church held a large party for me. I sang and danced like those young people and had tons of fun. No one believes that I am this old!"

Another patient is D, she is 92 years old. When I first met her, I felt like I had seen her before. Her physical strength obviously is declining, but her mind is still sharp and lucid. Her deep-set eyes are calm and elegant, as if silently telling the vicissitudes of the past.

When D was sick and it was inconvenient for her to go out, I went to her house to see her in person.

She said: "I do have a lot of pain in my body. Sometimes I can't sleep because of the pain, but I always tell myself not to focus on the pain. I will try my best to do things I like, such as chatting with my children and grandchildren, reading interesting things online, sometimes gazing at the flowers on my table, marvelling at their colors and fragrance, and sometimes relishing every drop of my hot tea..."

Her daughter interrupted: "Ah, Dr. Anna, should my mother drink such hot tea? Is it bad for her health?"

I smiled and replied: "What does it matter? Whatever she enjoys with her whole heart is good for her!"

D chuckled at her daughter: "See, my dear, just like I always told you, in order to enjoy life, you must learn to find some fun wherever you are, even if it is just in a simple thing like a cup of tea."

When I came out of D's house, a short story I had read came to my mind:

Once upon a time, a sage sat in his dim cave, a large group of his followers crowded to listen to his teachings about happiness.

The wise man said: "I will give you a chance to experience happiness right now. Each of you, please go and fill this space with joy in the simplest, cheapest and fastest way you can think of."

Everyone took action, some went to gather flowers, some to find musical instruments, some to find food, some to find crystals, and some went to find comedians...  One little boy calmly stood up, and lit a candle with a match. Suddenly the gloomy cave became bright, and the child led everyone to sing and dance in the candlelight, full of joy...

Are not the three elderly people I treated kind of like the boy in the story? They have already understood that the secret to a happy and pain free life is ourselves, for we are the true energy transformers.