Chapter 21: Cause and Effect of Illness

When the disease comes, there is nowhere to hide, and the disease is responsible for distinguishing cause and effect.

Good men and women take a closer look, and look inward to find the result.

This afternoon's parents' meeting was held as scheduled, and I took advantage of the early dismissal time to go to the pharmacy to find Mr. Cao to practice the clinical experience of TCM diagnosis and treatment.

As soon as I came to the door of the pharmacy, I felt that the atmosphere today was a little different from usual, even if there were not many people in the pharmacy to see a doctor, there were still people who bought medicine. But looking at the pharmacy from the outside today, there was not even a single figure, and I couldn't help but be a little surprised. As soon as I entered the pharmacy, I was stopped by two men in black standing inside the door.

The two men in black who stopped me were both burly, with shaved heads and black sunglasses, so I couldn't see what they looked like, but at a glance I could see that they were both practitioners, a bit like bodyguards in movies and television.

I looked at the two men in black who stopped me, and one of them stepped up to me and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, the pharmacy is closed today, please come back another day!" ”

I was puzzled and said, "Usually this o'clock is business hours, why is it not open?" Why didn't you let me in? And who are you? ”

The two black-clothed men at the door still replied very firmly, "I'm sorry, please come back another day, it's not open today!" "And didn't explain to me why.

I was even more puzzled, at this time, Dr. Wu came out of the consultation room, he was holding a medical plate in his hand, and there were some medical supplies in the plate.

I shouted to stop Dr. Wu, who saw that it was me, walked quickly to the door, and explained to the two black-clothed men at the door: "He is our intern doctor here, and he is also the personal disciple of Dr. Cao, let him in." ”

Hearing this, the two men in black looked at each other and made way for me.

After coming in, I followed behind Dr. Wu and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Wu, what is the situation?" Who are these two? Why is the atmosphere in the pharmacy so weird today? ”

Dr. Wu smiled at me slyly and said, "This is a heavenly opportunity that cannot be revealed!" You'll find out in a moment. ”

When I heard Mr. Wu say this, I was full of doubts in my heart, and I thought: Is there something that cannot be divulged? I wanted to continue to ask, but then Dr. Wu and I entered the consultation room, and he waved his hand to me and asked me to silence me, and I understood and shut up and followed behind him.

In addition to Teacher Cao, there were five people in the consultation room, two of them were standing at the door of the consultation room, a young bewitching and beautiful woman was standing at the table in the consultation room, and an old man and a middle-aged man were sitting on the seats.

In the consultation room, I saw that Mr. Cao was touching the old man's pulse, and when he saw me come in, he just smiled and nodded to me, but did not speak. Dr. Wu and I stood aside and quietly watched the process of Mr. Cao's diagnosis and treatment.

In the process of Mr. Cao's pulse, I especially observed the two people sitting on the seat, the old man looked like he had reached the age of antiquity, he was wearing an old Mao suit, his hair was gray, he looked very neat, a face that looked weathered with many wrinkles, two deep-set eyes, deep and bright, looking very spirited, he sat quietly on the chair, his right hand stretched out, and his body was as stable as Mount Tai.

The middle-aged man also looked like he was not confused, he was wearing a suit that looked very expensive, giving people a sense of maturity and stability, with a flat head shape, looking cool, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looking polite. He sat next to the old man, watched Mr. Cao diagnose the old man's pulse, and was respectful to the old man who was sitting upright.

No one in the room spoke, and after about a minute, Mr. Cao withdrew his hand. smiled at the old man and said, "Old man, you are restrained, and it is the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. Besides, you are usually diligent in your body, you can concentrate your mind, you can be diligent in your wisdom, you can take in semen, and your body is fine! ”

After listening to Mr. Cao's words, the old man laughed, looked full of energy, and said, "Thank you Dr. Cao, if you hadn't given me careful care these days, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly!" Thank you so much! ”

The middle-aged man on the side was also very happy, and praised Mr. Cao: "Dr. Cao's medical skills are excellent, and he has long been famous in our city. As he spoke, he asked the beautiful woman behind him to take out a stack of banknotes from her purse, which was worth 50,000 yuan, and put it on the table.

When Dr. Cao saw the money, he hurriedly got up and pushed the money back to the middle-aged man, and said: "The old man is a well-known figure in the education industry, a big man who has inherited the culture of the Chinese nation, and has cultivated countless talents. ”

The middle-aged man and Teacher Cao pushed for a while, and when Teacher Cao resolutely refused, he gave up. Then he took out a business card from his arms, handed it to Mr. Cao, and said, "Dr. Cao, this is my business card, if you need help in the future, please come to me." ”

Teacher Cao put away his business card, and the middle-aged man said: "I happened to come over today, can Dr. Cao also give me the number by the way, I have always been in a trance these days, and I can't concentrate, so I'm bothering Dr. Cao, please show me too." ”

Teacher Cao smiled and said, "Okay, come and sit down, I'll give you the number and pulse, stretch out your left hand first......"

As they spoke, the two sat down, and Mr. Cao gave him a pulse, which took more than a minute, and then Mr. Cao called his other hand, and finally withdrew his hand.

Teacher Cao glanced at the people around him, and said to the middle-aged man: "Mr. Sun, judging from your pulse, there is nothing wrong with you, but ......" Teacher Cao glanced at the people around him again, and made a look of wanting to say something.

The middle-aged man immediately understood, waved his hand and let the rest of his men exit the consultation room, only me and Dr. Wu were stayed, he asked Teacher Cao curiously, and said, "What is Dr. Cao?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Mr. Cao did not answer his question immediately, but explained to us the truth of spirit.

Teacher Cao said: The human body has "three treasures", namely essence, qi and spirit. Essence and spirit are the foundation of life and the three major elements that maintain the life activities of the human body. Only when the spirit and spirit are fully nourished, the human body will develop healthily and there will be fewer diseases.

Essence, generally refers to all nutrients in the human body, there are congenital and acquired divisions, the innate essence is subject to the parents, the acquired essence comes from the diet and is mainly managed by the spleen, often known as "kidney essence". Jing is not only the basic element of the human body, but also dominates the entire process of growth, development, reproduction and aging of the human body.

Qi is a subtle substance necessary for the maintenance of human life activities, and it is the driving force to promote the functional activities of human organs and tissues. It is both a synonym for matter and a manifestation of function. Qi in the human body has important functions such as bringing forth the new, warming the internal organs, defending against external evils, consolidating essence and blood, and transforming nutrition. "The life of man depends on this spirit." Qi energy circulates endlessly, and the human body is healthy and disease-free.

God refers to a series of spiritual consciousness and thinking activities of the human body, which are mastered by the heart. The heart is the supreme commander of the human body, the god is in its primacy, the heart is healthy, the spirit is sufficient, the body is strong, and the spirit is weak. If the heart is sad, God will go, and if God goes, he will die.

The middle-aged man was confused when he heard this, and asked, "Then what is the connection between this spirit spirit and me?" Doctor Cao, you said that you are going to kill me in a hurry! ”

Teacher Cao glanced at him and said: "Your current state, listlessness every day is what your essence is lacking, the essence can be angry, the qi can give birth to the spirit, the essence and the essence of the gods, the essence to store the qi, the storage of the gas to nourish the spirit, this is the key to longevity." ”

The old man sitting next to him understood Dr. Cao's words, and angrily pointed at the middle-aged man and interjected: "What Dr. Cao said is right, as far as the female secretary next to your kid is changed one by one today and one by tomorrow, you kid still want to be in good health?" I said a long time ago, old man, you will be planted on a woman sooner or later! Dead in their hands! ”

Mr. Sun's face was flushed by what the old man said, and he kept nodding his head, admitting his mistakes, and constantly reassuring that he would never dare to pay attention in the future.

Teacher Cao continued, saying: "Essence, qi and spirit are the "inner three treasures", and ears, eyes and mouth are the "outer three treasures". Therefore, in order to maintain the three treasures of essence, qi and spirit, the key lies in self-cultivation and self-cultivation, pure heart and few desires, then the heart does not run out, the mind does not think outside, the spirit does not wander in vain, the emotions do not move in vain, and the qi does not consume outside. ”

At this time, Mr. Cao said as he prescribed a pair of Chinese medicine, and said to Mr. Sun: "I will prescribe you a few pairs of medicine, but the key is that you have to abstain from sex, otherwise the decoction will not have any effect, and it is up to you whether your body can recover or not." ”

Mr. Sun couldn't help nodding, and after thanking Dr. Cao, he called the bodyguards outside to come in, and at the same time instructed the charming woman to grab the medicine, and then helped the old man and left the pharmacy together.

After the group left, the pharmacy was open for business again, and I asked Mr. Cao suspiciously, "Teacher, who are these people, such a big show, the pharmacy is closed and no one is allowed to come in." ”

Teacher Cao smiled and explained to me, "Do you kid want to say that I'm not a sycophant!" I smiled and didn't say anything, just looked at Mr. Cao.

Teacher Cao scolded me with a smile and said, "Let me tell you the truth, that old man's name is Sun Kunlun, he is over 80 years old this year, he is a well-known figure in China's education circle, and he is a person above!" When I was young, I participated in the anti-Japanese resistance, and I was an amazing person! The middle-aged man who followed was called Sun Qiusheng, the son of the old man, and now the chairman of the Oriental Group. ”

I picked up that business card and found that one of the subsidiaries introduced above had an Oriental Tree Chemical? Wait, isn't that Huangmao Sun Haohai's company? All surnamed Sun, do they have anything to do with each other? Not to mention, now that I think about that Sun Qiusheng and Huang Mao, they are really a little similar.

There were no patients in the consultation room, so Mr. Cao talked to me about the "essence, qi, and spirit" he just said, and I learned that the ancient Taoists said: Jingzu does not think about lewdness, Qi is full and does not think about food, and Shenzu does not think about sleep, which is actually the process of constantly enriching the corresponding viscera and finally realizing both water and fire and surpassing the five desires.

Jing Zu does not think about prostitution, Jing refers to a person's energy, if a person is full of energy, he will not have so many thoughts about some men and women, which also shows that the body has reached a state of balance. Around us, we will find that those who are full of energy tend to have successful careers, they will focus on work and career, they know which is more important, on the other hand, those who do nothing all day long, indulge in alcohol all day long, lose themselves. I can't find the direction of life, and I am extremely empty spiritually, and I can't withstand the temptation of beauty at this time, and finally I suffer a big loss, my spirit is becoming more and more decadent, and my body is also dragged down, destroying the yin and yang balance of the body.

There are many ways to express your emotions, laughing when we are happy, and sulking when we are depressed. Everyone should have this feeling, that is, after being angry, feeling that the stomach is full, and there is nothing to eat, sometimes we often say that "the gas is full of you", which is the truth. Qi Luck Dantian, which is talking about Dantian Qi, in martial arts novels, those masters practice in retreat and do not eat for a long time, this is because of the sufficient effect of the essence and energy in the body, so that he has no appetite and does not feel hungry. Because the qi in the human body plays a great role, it can promote a certain circulation in the human body, thereby protecting various organs in the human body.

God is not sleepy, "essence, qi, and spirit" are indispensable, after talking about the essence, we should talk about God, God here refers to the mental state, the meaning of this sentence is also very easy to understand, that is, if you are full of energy, you will not feel sleepy. We often find that some people often doze off and have no energy all day long, and such people are a sign of lack of energy. Only a good mental state can do a good job, how can you have the energy to do other things if you are groggy and can't wake up every day.

Especially now that the pace of life has become faster, the pressure of young people is also very great, the nightlife is also very rich, and there are many entertainment projects, and many young people have developed some bad habits due to various reasons, not knowing how to cherish their bodies, consuming their own great "gods", and wasting on unnecessary things, which will inevitably cause lack of spirit, and they will be sleepy, and waste their good time on sleeping, which is really a waste of time, that is, a waste of life.

The old ancestor summarized this saying, mainly is to talk about "essence, qi, spirit", these three are complementary to each other, indispensable, in fact, this is also telling us that we should pay attention to protect the body, take care of our spirit, in order to ensure that we have a healthy body.

Generally speaking, if you are full of lust, you can refine your qi only if you don't think about lewdness; Only after refining and refining gas can we be full of qi and not thinking about food, and only when we don't think about food can we refine gas and transform gods; Only when the refining of the gas and the gods is completed can the gods not think of sleeping, and only when they do not think of sleeping can they refine the gods and return to the void.

Mr. Cao pointed out that there are many similarities between Chinese traditional Chinese medicine theory and ancient Taoist theory, so there are many things that can be used for reference. I further discovered that there are many similarities between ancient Chinese medicine theories and Chinese cultivation culture.

Mr. Cao did not forget to encourage me that Chinese traditional Chinese medicine is broad and profound, and asked me to make persistent efforts to continue to learn, continue to explore, and find my own way to carry forward the traditional Chinese medicine of our Chinese nation.

In fact, I am still very confident in my current level of Chinese medicine, after all, I am also a person with "plug-ins", and I can quickly judge and further observe the condition that others can't understand. Because it is my acupuncture technique, it is already very famous in this clinic, and many patients come to me for treatment, so it can be said that many people within a radius of a few kilometers have heard of my name, and they are actually a little proud in their hearts.

Mr. Cao saw that there was no one in the consultation room, got up and explained some things to Dr. Wu, and then took me out of the consultation room and went for a walk on the pedestrian street outside.

I followed Mr. Cao with some doubts, and when I arrived at the place where there were few people on the pedestrian street, he glanced at me and said mysteriously: "I have something to explain to you when I call you out, and what I want to say below may have a little impact on your cognition, you can listen to it as a story, and analyze it yourself, that is, I found that there is a certain relationship between human disease and cause and effect." ”

I listened to Mr. Cao talk about cause and effect, and I became energetic, the reason is that my own situation is different from ordinary people, even Mr. Cao does not have the function of the eye of the sky, and I have all of them, and the clinical practice during this period of time also made me discover this problem, that is, there is a cause and effect behind the disease, so I listened carefully to Mr. Cao's explanation.

"I have been studying Chinese medicine for decades in my life, and I have found out through research that in real life, what kind of emotions people have will cause what kind of diseases. After that, Mr. Cao gave some examples.

I heard Mr. Cao talk about many diseases of the human body that are caused by a reason, such as this heart disease, which has myocarditis, hydrocardium, myocardial infarction, epilepsy aphasia and other diseases, mostly caused by jealousy, hatred for people, not simple jealousy, or because of the emotion of seeing people rich and noble, and hating what they hate.

Stomach diseases, such as stomach deficiency, gastritis, gastric ulcer, stomach cancer, a person has resentment, complaining too much about others and complaining about others is easy to get stomach diseases; Lung diseases, such as tuberculosis, pneumonitis, lung deficiency, wheezing and coughing, etc., are because people who have a lot of worries, worries, and doubts like to offend the elderly are more likely to get lung diseases; Rhinitis, usually blowing air conditioners too much, easy rhinitis, emotionally competitive people love rhinitis; Colds, people who usually like to be picky are prone to colds; Liver disease, people who love to get angry, are prone to toothache, stroke, hemiplegia, bad ears, easy to hard of hearing, anger hurts the liver, and hepatobiliary diseases will become more and more serious

A person who is often irritable, impatient people will hurt the kidneys, annoyance will cause back pain, leg soreness, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, lumbar disc herniation, and even uremia, not only troubled but also irritable, if long-term frequent irritability, it is easy to get these diseases.

When I heard Mr. Cao say this, I couldn't stop nodding my head, and Mr. Cao then said to me: "When you come to see a doctor, you can also start from these aspects, which will also help you judge the cause and symptoms of the patient, which will have miraculous effects." ”

I nodded earnestly and memorized every word that Mr. Cao said, because I knew that the knowledge I heard now may not be in books, but was condensed by the essence of Mr. Cao's life.

Teacher Cao saw that I listened carefully, and continued: People's headaches, impatience with parents, including in-laws, parents-in-law, if they don't handle the relationship with their parents well, they are prone to migraines, the left headache is caused by anger with male elders, the right pain is caused by anger with female elders, and the headache behind is caused by anger with the old man of his spouse's family, and the front is angry with his own family, and the headache on the top of his head is caused by people who complain about the sky and complain about fate every day

Eyes, generally the eyes are not very good, people with red and swollen eyes, such as glaucoma and other eye diseases are caused by strong resentment among the elders in the family; Ears: For example, ear inflammation, water, shouting loudly at parents, no pleasant communication, the left ear is caused by anger with male elders, and the right ear is caused by anger with female elders

Shoulder pain, ADHD in children less than ten years old, mostly contradicting parents, such children should be kind to him, and they should also pay attention to communicating with their children, communicate well, avoid collisions, and do not cause such cause and effect; Gout, pain in hands and feet, mostly caused by anger with your own children; Pain in the arms and knees, mostly caused by disharmony with his brothers and sisters.

Husband and wife quarrel, it is best not to get angry, there is something to say, the quarrel caused by the provocation of the man will cause back pain, lumbar disc herniation, cervical spine problems, many men who have extramarital affairs after the age of 40 get older, the lumbar spine and cervical spine are getting worse and worse. Women quarrel too often with their lovers and are more likely to cause mastitis and gynecological diseases

Anger hurts the liver, hates people and hurts the heart, complains that people hurt the spleen and stomach, loves to provoke and hurt the lungs, and impatience hurts the kidneys; Back pain, mostly because I have done things that cannot be known by others; Tumors, lymphoma, and neck pain are all caused by heavy killing and sulking

Femoral disease: caused by poor getting along with friends and colleagues; Cervical cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, before the age of 35, most of them are caused by inappropriate private life;

Children get sick, children under the age of 12 get sick, and girls get sick because the child's mother or father loses his temper with his biological parents. Boys get sick often because their parents lose their temper with their parents who are not related by blood.

The whole family is sick: it is mostly caused by disputes with the elderly, so everyone should be more filial. If you really don't get along well, it is recommended that you can live separately from your in-laws, reduce your hatred for each other, bless each other, do your duty, and fulfill your obligations, the magnetic field will be much better, and it will be good for your children.

When Mr. Cao said this, he lifted his glasses and said to me seriously: "With your current level of traditional Chinese medicine, there is no problem in going to some big hospitals for consultation, and you will become a doctor in the future, and you must know how to respect heaven and earth and treat all beings well, only in this way can you become a real good doctor and truly benefit the people." ”

I walked and chatted with Mr. Cao on the pedestrian street, and he told me a lot of miraculous things about the doctors in their practice, among them, Mr. Cao told me an interesting story, which deeply touched me and made me re-examine my heart.

The story is about a doctor who was very skilled, who was not only enthusiastic about saving people, but also paid a low fee, and people from near and far liked to see him. One day, a half-paralyzed, dying white-haired old man came, lying in a wheelchair, and his son pushing him.

The patient's son saw the doctor and said sadly, "No matter what, I hope you can save my father." The man in his forties, crying like a baby, "I have seen several doctors and I hope he lives longer." Please, doctor. The doctor carefully measured the pulse and blood pressure, and after doing a cardiopulmonary examination, he prescribed a prescription and carefully advised: "After returning home, it is best to go to the Buddhist hall on the third floor to sit." ”

After hearing this, the man felt very confused, and only thought that the doctor was calming the patient's emotions and did not take it to heart.

Two months later, the man pushed his father to come for a follow-up visit. After careful examination and prescription, the doctor again instructed him to accompany his father to the Buddhist hall on the third floor.

But the man still didn't care, took the medicine and pushed his father away, thinking: This doctor is quite instigated.

After the third visit, after prescribing the medicine, the doctor stopped him, pressed the elevator button, and went with them to the Buddhist hall on the third floor.

The three of them quietly looked at the elegant potted plants and the Buddhist scriptures on the shelves, and in the space of several square meters, in addition to the clear water and two plates of laughing pandan, the orange and yellow ghee was smokeless and burned on the offering table, sleeping in a dream of flames......

The doctor pointed ahead and said, "The reason I asked you to come up and sit down is to look at the wick in the oil lamp." Every oil lamp needs a wick, and there is no way to burn with the best oil but without a wick. Whenever the oil is about to burn out and there is a small section of the wick left, I think: adding more oil to the container should extend the life of the wick. So I did, and guess what? ”

Seeing that both father and son did not understand, he said slowly: "I always greedily pour too much oil, and the result is that either the flame becomes extremely weak, or the wick does not burn at all. After many experiments, I realized that the only way to make the wick shine most naturally is to fill the container with oil and let the wick burn all the way. When the oil runs out, add new oil and replace it with a new wick, which is the right thing to do. ”

The man suddenly understood, nodded silently, and tearfully pushed his father in a wheelchair away.

The container represents destiny, the oil is like the world we live in, and the wick is like a physical shell. One life ends, another is born...... There is life only when there is death, and the cycle does not stop.

In the face of birth, old age, sickness and death, we can only follow the laws of nature, and no one can do anything. The oil lamp will be broken, so let it be broken; The flower will wither, let it wither. Decay and withering are only a kind of appearance, but the soul goes back and forth in time and space.

When Mr. Cao finished telling me all this, I had to calm down silently again and look at the people and things around me again.

I'm thinking, what Mr. Cao said is right, when some people or things are about to leave you, it may be the arrangement of fate, which is inevitable, and some people or things come to you, this is also the arrangement of fate, and it is inevitable, as a doctor and a practitioner, I should see these things clearly and thoroughly.

Teacher Cao on the side saw that I was lost in thought as I walked, and did not disturb me, but walked aimlessly on the street with me.

Until I suddenly stopped, turned back to Mr. Cao and said firmly: "Teacher, I understand, some things will always come, it is inevitable that manpower, as long as we doctors do our duty as a doctor, some things do not have to be too concerned, no matter what the final result is, leave the rest to time, let it be arranged." ”

After listening to me, Teacher Cao looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha, good boy, not bad!" Your state of mind has improved again, the reason why I tell you this today is that some diseases of patients are beyond our power, you just have to face the end of a life process indifferently, this is like the metabolism of the human body, there is a beginning and an end, we doctors can only do our best, and the rest can only be handed over to God. ”

Teacher Cao and I walked side by side on the street, the breeze gently blew across our cheeks, although our figures were not very strong, but our steps were extremely firm.