Heart Disease
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A scholar was so happy after passing the imperial examination that he went crazy. He kept chattering to himself and laughing uncontrollably. So he was taken to a well-known physician named Yuan Ti-an.
“I’m afraid your illness is beyond cure, sir.” Dr. Yuan Ti-an announced after feeling his pulse. “You may die in two weeks. Go home quickly, or you’ll have no time.”
“Ah!” The scholar was shocked.
“When you pass through Zhenjiang on your way home,” Dr. Yuan said, “be sure to see my friend Dr. He. He may be able to treat your sickness.” He gave a letter for the scholar to pass on to Dr. He.
By the time the scholar arrived in Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province, he had recovered. When he gave the letter to Dr. He, the latter showed him what Dr. Yuan had written.
“This gentleman is in a state of euphoria. His joy caused a lot of stress in him. And the stress has led to heart disorder. No medicine can treat his condition. I told him that he might die because I wanted to frighten him, to shock him. Hopefully the effects of his shock will offset the effects of his excessive joy, thereby restoring his heart to balance. I reckon by the time he calls upon you, he will have been cured.”
Greatly impressed, the scholar kowtowed three times in the direction of Beijing where Dr. Yuan Ti-an resided.
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Wise Proverbs
- Habit cures habit.
- 心病还需心药医。
- Only medicine to soothe the heart can a heartache cure. Only the one who attached the golden bell to the tiger's neck can the bell unite.
- 心病终须心药医，解铃还是系铃人。
- Wise man have their mouths in their hearts.
- 智者嘴在心里。
Editor Says:
The mind and body are interrelated. Hence a good physician must also be a psychologist.