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Everyone Should Know and Obey the Laws of Life, October 1
My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not
let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; for
they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs
4:20-22
, NKJV.
Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water,
trust in divine power—these are the true remedies. Every person should have a
knowledge of nature’s remedial agencies and how to apply them. It is essential
both to understand the principles involved in the treatment of the sick and to have a
practical training that will enable one rightly to use this knowledge.
The use of natural remedies requires an amount of care and effort that many are
not willing to give. Nature’s process of healing and upbuilding is gradual, and to
the impatient it seems slow. The surrender of hurtful indulgences requires sacrifice.
But in the end it will be found that nature, untrammeled, does its work wisely and
well. Those who persevere in obedience to its laws will reap the reward in health of
body and health of mind.
Too little attention is generally given to the preservation of health. It is far better
to prevent disease than to know how to treat it when contracted. It is the duty of
every person, for one’s own sake, and for the sake of humanity, to inform himself
or herself in regard to the laws of life and conscientiously to obey them. All need
to become acquainted with that most wonderful of all organisms, the human body.
They should understand the functions of the various organs and the dependence of
one upon another for the healthy action of all. They should study the influence of
the mind upon the body, and of the body upon the mind, and the laws by which
they are governed.
We cannot be too often reminded that health does not depend on chance. It is a
result of obedience to law. This is recognized by the contestants in athletic games
and trials of strength. These men and women make the most careful preparation.
They submit to thorough training and strict discipline. Every physical habit is
carefully regulated. They know that neglect, excess, or carelessness, which weakens
or cripples any organ or function of the body, would ensure defeat....
In view of the issues at stake, nothing with which we have to do is small. Every
act casts its weight into the scale that determines life’s victory or defeat. The
scriptures bid us, “So run, that ye may obtain.”—
The Ministry of Healing, 127-129
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