青柳診所手記46

診所今年的園子夠熱鬧的，幾個月前的園子還是一片翠綠，轉眼間就變得金燦燦或者紅彤彤了。唱主角的是西紅柿和玫瑰。它們給不少來看病的人帶來了驚喜。有個病人說：“我相信天下只有一家像你們這樣的診所 – 既能看病又能採摘幾個西紅柿或者玫瑰帶回家”。

為什麼不能多一點這樣的診所呢？醫生除了用傳統的方式看病，而且給病人一個機會觸碰一下生命？

秋天來了，滿園的果實現在都已經採摘完了，地上散落的是枯萎的葉子和頹廢的枝條，靜靜等着我們明年再給它們一個嶄新的生命。

很早之前我就意識到了：所謂生命，就是能量從一種形式轉變為另一種形式。植物和動物沒有能力去主動實現這種轉變，但人卻是可以的。如果你留心一點，你會發現，很多人一直在有意無意地使用着這個能力。

大師兄的父親生病躺在醫院裡。大師兄因為種種原因不能回去看望他。大師兄也沒有手機。有一天他用我的手機跟他爸爸視頻了，他唱了一首歌給他爸爸聽，歌名是：“聽聞遠方有你”。他爸爸靜靜聽着，嘴角含着微笑，眼角流着淚水。

幾天后他父親去世了，大師兄對我說：“我很高興我用一首歌跟我爸爸告別了”。我點點頭，我知道，他藉助一首美麗的歌將悲傷的能量轉變成了愛。

我漸漸地發現了：越是善於主動轉化能量的人，越過得脫俗自在。

來我們診所看病的人，有相當一部分是老年人。

人進入老年，各個器官進入了疲勞磨損狀態，氣血津液相對不足，身體或多或少變得有些不適或者疼痛起來，這也應該是正常現象吧？

有的人也許會因為身體的不適而整日鬱鬱寡歡，但有的人卻不是這樣，他們有意將自己變成了一個能量轉化者。最近我接觸過的三個老人都讓我印象特別深刻。

其中一個是J。她住在一個只有1千個居民的島上，她來看我們，得坐船過來。她說：“我每天照顧丈夫和兩隻狗，還有一個五畝的園子。今年單是蘋果，就摘了足足1800磅！真是忙得不亦樂乎啊。難得有閒時，我就躺在樹下的草地上，跟那些花草啊樹木啊說說話，問問它們最近過得好不好。這是我最放鬆最快樂的時光……”

另外一個是E, 她來自於東歐。她說，“我五十多歲才移民來加拿大， 我這輩子的生活過得一點兒也不容易，但我從不把這些困難放在心上。只要一有空，我就去做義工。現在我的朋友比誰都多。別看我八十好幾了，到哪裡都是我自己開車，我還常常去接送別人。我八十五歲那天，我的教會為我開了一個大型的party, 我跟那些年輕人一樣又唱又跳，盡情歡樂，誰都不相信我竟然有這麼老了！”

還有一個是D， 她今年92歲了。我初次見到她，就有種似曾相識的感覺。年齡大了她的體力明顯不濟了，但頭腦卻依然非常清晰，問話時對答如流，深陷的眼睛寧靜而優雅，似乎在默默訴說着舊日的滄桑。

D生病了，她不方便出門，我就親自去她家給她看病。

她說：“我的身體的確有很多疼痛，有時候我痛得都無法入眠，但我總是告訴自己不要專注於疼痛。我會想盡辦法讓自己去做一些喜愛的事情，跟我的子女孫輩們聊聊天啦，上網看看新聞啦，有時凝視着桌上的鮮花啦，有時美滋滋地品嘗着我的熱茶啦……”

她的女兒說：“啊，安娜醫生，我母親是不是不應該喝這麼熱的茶？這是不是對她的身體不好？”

我笑着答：“有什麼關係呢？她喜歡啥啥就是好的！”

D得意地擠一擠眼睛瞅瞅她女兒：“乖乖，你看看，我不早就告訴過你嗎？人生在世，要想讓平凡的日子過得有滋有味，總得學會找點兒樂趣啊。你說，這不冷不熱的茶喝得有啥味道啊？”

從老人家出來時，我想到曾經讀到的一個小故事：

從前有一個智者，他的一大群信徒們擠在昏暗的山洞裡聽他開示。

智者說：“我現在給你們一個機會，用你們自己認為的最簡便、最便宜、最迅速的方式把歡樂充滿這個空間。”

於是大家紛紛行動起來，有的去找鮮花，有的去找樂器，有的去找食物，有的去找水晶，有的去找喜劇演員…. 只有一個小男孩，他不慌不忙地找來一根蠟燭，拿一根火柴點燃它。忽然間昏暗的房間變得明亮了，小孩帶着大家在燭光下載歌載舞，歡樂無比……

我治療過的這三個老人，豈不也跟這個男孩一樣參透了生命的秘密 - 真正製造歡樂的人其實就是我們自己？

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.