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unfortunatelyforMr. K. hisulcerwasgettingworseatthesame
acceleratedrateandthepainheatonetimefeltwouldbeeasyto
endurewasbecomingunbearable.
RichardK.hadvisitedphysicianafterphysicianwhowascon-
sidered an expert in dealing with ulcers, but despite the expert
medicalattention,Mr.K.'sulcerwasgettingworseinsteadofbetter.
Itbecamenecessaryforhimtomissadayortwoofworkeachweek
duetotheseverepainanddiscomfortwhichhesuffered. Thelost
time madeMr.K.anxiousconcerninghispositionandthisadded
stressonlyservedtomakehispainworse.
Inadditiontothe severephysicalpain andemotional worry
concerninghisposition,Mr.K.hadspentasmallfortunerunning
fromonedoctortoanotherseekingthemedicationthatwouldstophis
painevenifitdidn'tcurehis ulcer.
Oneofmyex-studentswhowasafriendofRichard'srecom-
mendedthathespeakwithmeconcerningthemiracleofmetaphysi-
calhealing.Mr.K.madeanappointmentwithmewithjustsucha
purposeinmind.Hemadeitclearwhenthedayofhisappointment
finallyarrivedthatspeakingwithmeconcerningmetaphysicalheal-
ingwasalastresort.
HelistenedintentlywhileIexplainedthepowerofultra-mindin
curing notonly pain caused by ulcers, butulcers themselves. I
explainedtheultra-mindtechniquetohimstep-by-stepandheagreed
tofollowitthreetimesaday.Whenwepartedcompany,Mr.K.said
only thathe would letme know one way orthe otherhow the
techniqueworkedinhiscase.
OneweeklaterIreceivedalongdistancephonecallfromMr.
K.whowasatalargeairportontheEastCoast.Hewantedmeto
knowthetechniqueworkedsowellthathehadbeenpain-freefrom
theseconddayhebeganusingit.NowhewasonhiswaytoEurope
oncompanybusiness,atripwhichonlytwoweeksearlierhedidnot
feelhewouldbeabletomake.Hewastoreturninoneweekandhad
alreadymadeanappointmentwithaphysicianforacompletephysi-
calandX-rays.
"You'llhearfrommeagainassoonasIcompletethatphysical
examination.IjustwantedyoutoknowhowmuchbetterIdofeelandhowgladIamthatIcanmakethistripmyself."
Justashehadpromised,Mr.K.telephonedmeagaintendays
later.Thistimehisnews wasevenbetter.