July 9, 2001
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AM I CRAZY?
As I've prattled on about before, I look at medical reports all day. If I see a report that seems particularly, well, rough, am I nuts to send a positive thought or say a brief prayer for the patient, even though I don't know them?A few minutes ago, I read a report about a man who had his hand crushed in a printing press, and he lost 3 1/2 fingers from one hand. Well, that seems like a hell of a thing, doesn't it? So I said a short prayer for him. Am I nuts? I don't know this man, and I'll almost definitely never meet him. But still... do you think it helps?
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I think it's very sweet of you to do so. It surely won't hurt. I believe in karma. What you sent out is what you will receive in return. Positive thoughts beget positive feedback.
Not only does it help him, it helps the whole world. That's what I think. You are putting good thoughts into the world.
I don't think it's nuts to pray for whoever it is, but sending a card or regard or something physical to someone is kinda weird. Doesn't it break some kind of confidentiality anyway?
I wouldn't send a card... I don't even know where these folks live. I just get a name, and "Jesus Torres" is a little generic.
Kharma is the name of this game. Do good and it will come back to you. You did good...
There was a medical study done, in which they gave doctors the names of patients (not their own) and their ailments and the doctors were to pray for them (the patients were unaware). Curiously, the prayed-for group did signifdicantly better than the control group.
In other words, there is scientific evidence to support the idea that your prayers are genuinely helpful to the people you are praying for.
Maybe that's the whole reason you're IN that job. I have a very good friend who does the exact same thing ... transcribes medical reports and says prayers for those who need them. I love my friend.
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