BringtheMiracletotheMindandEmotions 7]
Youdon'thavetoviewanoldwarmovietoknowthatnegative
emotions and emotional upsets are taking theirtoll even today.
Humanbeingshaveallowedtheirbodiestosuffertheconsequences
ofnegativeemotionsandemotionalupsets sincethebeginningof
time.Peoplehaveexperiencedblindness,lossofspeech,deafness,
andpartialandtotalparalysisastheresultofmentalstressandfear.
It'sasadfactthatlargenumbersofpeopletodayarebesetbythese
samecircumstancesduetothefactthattheyhavenotlearnedhowto
usethemiraclepoweroftheirenergizedmindasahealingforcefor
allmentalandemotionalstress.
DAVIDL.USEDHISENERGIZEDMINDINORDERTOCURE
HIMSELFOFPARALYSIS
Mostofuswouldagreethatayoungmanof 19 whoisphysically
attractiveandextremelypersonableandintelligentwouldhavealot
tolookforwardtoinhisfuturelife.IfyouhadmetDavidL.onhis
nineteenth birthday Iam sure thosethoughts wouldhaveflowed
throughyourmindinrespecttohim.Davidhadbeenastaronhis
highschoolbasketballteamandsincehishighschoolgraduationhe
hadenrolledinacourseforcomputermechanics.Hefinishedthe
coursewithflyingcolorsand,followingapatternofsuccess,gota
jobwithalargenationalcompanywithexcellentprospectsforpro-
motions.ItseemedthatDavid'sfuturewasassuredandwiththatfact
inmindDavidhadbecomeengagedtohishighschoolsweetheart.
SevenmonthsafterDavidhadbegunhisnewjobhereceiveda
letterthatchangedthecourseofhislife.Theletterbeganwiththe
word"Greetings"andDavidhadbeendraftedintotheArmy.Itwas
nosecretthatpeoplewerebeingkilledinVietNameveryday,but
Davidhadalwaysrefusedtotakepartinconversationstouchingon
thatsubject.Theveryideaofphysicalcombatpetrifiedhimandnow
itlookedasifDavidwouldsoonfindhimselfonthefrontlinesina
warhedidn'tevenliketothinkabout. Nowoneletterhadforced
DavidtothinkseriouslyconcerningVietNamandcombat,andeach
thoughtpetrifiedhimjustalittlebitmorethanthepreviousone.
HepassedhisArmy physicalwithflying colorsandwas to
reportforbasictrainingintwoweeks.Ithadonlybeentendayssince
Davidhadfirstreceivedhisdraftnoticeandyeteveryonearoundhim
hadnoticedthechangeinhispersonality.ItwasunlikeDavidtobe
withdrawnand unfriendlyandyet hehardly spoketoanyofhis