The Two Doctors

Being overweight, smoking, drinking drugs etc. are never the problem, they are “symptoms” of problems. They are “never” the main issue.

Now the story
There were two doctors walking past a construction site. It seems we are all under construction so this is a relevant example for all of us.

So these two doctors while walking past the site notice two men on the ground writhing in pain. They asked what was wrong and the men say they had stepped on screws. It was obvious something had to be done.

The first doctor offered to just give anesthesia, to numb the pain. He offered, as most do, to cure the symptom but not the problem itself. He did this because he knew that it would be a lot of pain to remove the screw. He also realized that if he had to do something that painful the men would not like him. He would be called cruel and insensitive. You know how important it is to be liked, even at the expense of the truth?

The second doctor said to the second man that he understood and felt for the man that there would be great discomfort in removing the screw even with anesthesia. He understood though that if he did not remove the screw that the man could both bleed to death and or die from the eventual infection that would set in. He informed the man of this in the most compassionate and loving way he could. The second man was rare, he agreed to have the screw removed. He agreed to have the root of the difficulty taken out.

What type of person are you?

What is the teaching of this story?

The teaching is that if someone truly cares for you, they will do what is needed to help you improve, even at the expense of your not liking them.
That -Love is a pat on the back, and a boot in the butt when needed!
That- Unless we get rid of the ego we’re screwed!

My teacher over in China, as he was training me, worked me to the point where I asked him if he was trying to kill me. He said “YES”. He said the old me had to die in order for the new me to be born. Besides, the old you seems to get you in quite a bit of trouble. It seems to keep you quite unhappy at times, so why would you want to hold onto the person that believes and does what brings you
unhappiness?