Searching for the key

One of my doctor friends had told me about her experience of seeing a new patient. The patient told her that he has numerous chronic conditions such as diabetics, high blood pressure, kidney and liver problem and is currently taking 56 medications.

Most modern chronicle health problems came from wrong life style; wrong foods, lack of exercise, and chronic stress. The problems lie within us; seeking outside professional help does very little to correct the problem.

The situation reminds me a story of searching a lost key.

There was a man who lost his key inside of his house; but there was a power outage in his house. He looked out the window; the sun was shining. So he went outside to search for his key.

Pretty soon, a neighbor came and ask what was going on. He told his neighbor that he lost his key. So, the neighbor helped him find the key.

30 minutes passed and no key was found.

"Where did you lose your key?", the neighbor asked.

"Inside my house." answered the man.

"Then why do we search for the key outside?" the neighbor was puzzled.

"Because there is light outside", answered the man.

We often laugh about this story, but in term of taking care of our health, most of us just like the man searching the lost key at the wrong places. Instead of taking control of our life style, we seek for either medication or medical professional help.

We should realize that no one knows better about our health than ourselves. Our health is our own business. Searching the answer from within will eventually help us restore our health.