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Cycles of Health and Illness

We live in the mountains of Southern California and I was driving through the fog in 35-degree temperatures when a forestry truck passed me. I remember thinking that the fire danger must be zero; “It’s hard to imagine that it will ever be so hot and dry again that the fire danger will be high.” But I knew that it would be.

Then I realized that when it IS so hot and dry, it will be hard to imagine it being as cold and foggy as it was then. But I knew that it would be. This area has been going through the same cycles since the beginning of time, and will continue to do so until the end of time.

It occurred to me that the same could be said for many things in life. Take your health, for example. When you are feeling well, it’s hard to imagine that you will ever have another cold, with that sore throat, stuffy nose, headache, and/or muscle aches. It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it? I’m sorry to say this, but you undoubtedly WILL have another cold. By the same token, when you are sick it’s hard to imagine feeling well again. But you probably will be. Cycles: Sick, well, sick, well. What a funny world this is.

This was especially true when my wife was going through chemotherapy.

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