A Parable

A young man is walking the riverbank with a wise teacher. They are contemplating the nature of things. Suddenly, the young man is interrupted by the cries of a person, thrashing about in the river! Naturally, the young man dives in and brings the person to shore. Not 50 paces later, another person comes down the river, screaming for help! Again, the young man saves this person as well. Again it happens! And again!
By this time the young man is exhausted by saving all of these people. He is also very confused by this so-called teacher of his as he is in the river saving yet another person, while he looks to see his teacher, with his back turned walking up the river embankment. He yells out, “Why aren’t you helping me save all of these people?”
The wise teacher calmly reply’s back to his young student, “I am going to see why they are all falling in the river in the first place.”

This parable is shared in most medical schools – and is has to do with treating the cause, rather than the effects. It is a story that transformed a cardiothoracic surgeon’s life. He grew tired of saving people after living lives where they failed to take care of themselves. He realized that instead of their bodies malfunctioning, their body was just doing the best it could to adapt to accumulated decades of stress and the environment it was subjected to. He now is committed to spreading the message of wellness: eating better, exercising, and thinking better. He deals with the CAUSE rather than the EFFECTS!

That’s the WHY behind what we do at Elevation Now, PC . . .
– to serve YOU in living the best life you can live!!