Okay, Let's start with just this: A question.
What are they?
Okay, a few more questions:
What is the definition? Well, according to the dictionary,
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–noun
1.
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
2.
such an effect or event manifesting or considered as a work of God. (This would be the most commonly thought of example.)
3.
a wonder; marvel.
4.
a wonderful or surpassing example of some quality: a miracle of modern acoustics.
So that's it?
Not so fast!
I have given this a lot of thought over the years and have found there to be one essential thread that crosses over these four definitions in one way or the other.
I had this discussion with my friend the other day, not mentioning the word, just the result in this context:
Talking about being treated by a doctor of sorts who practices a common form of treatment not necessarily recognized in whole by the American Medical Association.
I'll leave it to your imagination as to what the practice is. Suffice it to say that just about everyone tries them at one point in their lives especially if you have back trouble like me.
If you go in thinking that this is nothing but pure quackery and do not have faith that the treatment you receive is going to work , then the chances that it WILL WORK are greatly diminished. I should say, "near zero."
IF, on the other hand, you have faith that it will do some good to try this procedure, the chances are you will see great benefit in your treatment.
So from one that doesn't have faith to another that does the results are miraculous so to speak.
Was it a miracle? Hardly. What transpired here was the ability of the human mind to rid itself of negativity and enable the body to heal itself. I should have pointed out that in this particular treatment there is no medicine as you would receive from a medical doctor.
Not so fast you say? Well let us point out the rigorous testing that is applied to new drugs that come to market. There are blind and double blind studies over months and even years before a drug is proven to be safe. The mind healing the body is evident in that many of the subjects receiving placebo drugs report relief just as if they had taken the real thing. Usually over 10%.
SO is this a fluke or is it the mind, through the power of suggestion that enables the placebo given subjects to realize the same benefits as those taking the real drug?
We can also apply the same logic to laying on of hands or prayer. I argue that "Prayer" is also an effective form of treatment in a variety of medical situations however, the same rules apply here as in the aforementioned cases of non-traditional treatment and drug trials.
If you have no belief in God or a higher power, the chances that prayer will work for you are pretty slim.
In this area, I have a little bit of first hand knowledge. Suffice it to say that many times, my prayers have been answered, even when it looked pretty dire. There are so many examples of miracles as in The Holy Bible. But if you read carefully the story goes that the subject who was crippled and had not walked in some time, first had to profess his willingness to want to be cured, to have faith that he could be cured. Yes there are examples of people who were Agnostic being cured through prayer but I have to believe that there was some foundation of faith there to begin with.
I could go on and on on the faith aspect of miracles. Even Thomas doubted. HE was without faith, without first seeing and touching Christ's wounds.
That brings us to the 3rd definition.
a wonder; marvel.
Anyone who has witnessed the "miracle" of the birth of a child understands this definition. The leaves setting the horizon ablaze in the fall, the very aspect of life here on Earth, how everything is perfectly interwoven to work together. Man, because of free will and original sin sometimes steps in to screw this up but for the most part, at least in the western hemisphere, we do all we can to preserve what precious gifts God has given.
So we come to #4 which I will take totally out of context because I'm the one writing this nonsense.
Miracle of modern acoustics? Oh, I get it. They are using this definition as in an example such as: Should the Buffalo Bills ever win The Super Bowl, it would be a miracle.
Well my definition, out of context as I stated, is the miracle of music. The very fact that God sends stuff for me to write and produce and play, to mold into a hopefully artistic piece of music is truly a miracle.
The heartbreak that comes first and then the lamenting is all part of the perfect plan. Thank you ladies for breaking my heart. Boohahaha!
Am I serious? Well, yes to a point.
As I have stated countless times, I can't take myself too seriously here. After all, this is a free therapy session. Thanks for being here for me. You know who you are.
That's so Carly Simon of me!
jd
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