Why a person is sick - usually doctors have the right to answer this question. But Orthodox Christians have their own arguments on this. Many say that because of sins. But is it? Is there a relationship between vices and physical ailments?

When sores appeared

Let's start with such a biblical excursion.

Have there always been bodily diseases? No, when God created Adam and Eve, they did not know what physical weakness is. Diseases appeared only when the progenitors sinned. It was then that the concepts of body aging, malaise, and physical death appeared.

In this regard, there is a perception that physical weakness is a consequence of sin.

Does the Lord always send us sickness for sins?

Imagine a situation: a person suffers from bodily ailments. Does this not contradict the idea that the Most High is love and mercy?

First of all, there may be many reasons, below we will look at some of them.

Secondly, the words about divine love and mercy should not be taken literally. For the Lord, the main thing is that a person in this life be saved, and after death he will go to heaven. Events of life on earth, joy and wealth, health and disease are all passing.

Is it so important to get candy at the same second, if you look at everything in the perspective of eternity?

And now let's imagine that our health is such a delicious candy in a beautiful wrapper, and for example, consider some reasons why a person is sick.

Do not eat sweets - caries will be

You are still a child. Every day, parents give you a candy. Then they understand that if it continues like this, you will spoil your teeth.

Dad and Mom love you very much, so they stop giving sweets, saving you from caries.

By analogy, God acts when he sends us health problems in order to protect us from some global catastrophes.

For example, being saturated with sweet, you will completely forget about the main thing - about God and salvation.

History knows the names of saints who were disabled. Through their prayers, others received healing. But for themselves they did not ask for it. Why? They were afraid that in physical health they could no longer pray so sincerely. God will not be so close.

Out of candy - ask the Father!

I agree, these words really sound too primitive.

But if a person has serious health problems, doctors do not give any guarantees and hopes, then which Last Instance should be addressed? To God, the Blessed Virgin and many saints.

But you need to understand the importance of the two conditions. I'm sure you heard about them. And more than once. This is the sincerity of the prayer and the importance of healing for a particular patient.

How it works? A person, due to some reasons, was ill, perhaps, this is a disease for sins. But he is not yet ready to leave this world, he has done so little good deeds, has not grown strong in faith, has not repented of his bad deeds ...

He asks God to heal him and sincerely wishes to change.

God sees the intentions of man and understands that he really will go the righteous way after recovery. Therefore, the Lord rewards the sick with candy, that is, with health.

Suffer from the fact that the grandmother can not eat sweet

It often happens that our relatives are suffering hard, especially the elderly. If we see an unhealthy grandfather and grandmother, then we hardly ask: “why is a person sick?”. Old age and ailments are perceived as complementarity.

But how does the 80-year-old grandmother feel, for example? She really wants to eat even a little caramel (that is, get a little better), but the Lord often does not allow this.

Why? To the old woman learned to do without it. Be patient, grandmother, grief - it is God that gives you the chance to adequately endure trials and to be cleansed. Unless for the sake of paradise life you will not refuse a caramel and even favorite cake "Napoleon"?

If the old woman voluntarily agrees to this and says to herself: “Lord, is there happiness in sweets?” - and accepts all the grief, then God will credit her. If you start to grumble, it will make it worse than your soul.

“Well, what have relatives? - you ask. “Why should they suffer because grandmother cannot eat sweets?” And then, to learn to live with the ailments of relatives. This is a free lesson of help, kindness, mercy and love.

Because of the sins of the parents, the children were left without candy

You've probably heard about generic passions. This is a condition in which the unrepentant fault of the parents goes to the children. Often this is complemented by the transfer of disease for sins.

There are indications in the Bible that up to seven tribes may be responsible for particularly serious defects.

Why does this happen? Parents sinned and did not repent. It was passed on to the children. They also did not try to improve. Their sons and daughters saw vices from birth and thought it was normal. This will continue until someone decides to repent.

Sometimes God creates special conditions for people to correct. Often - at the cost of their health or even the physical condition of children. The merciful Father deprives his children of sweets so that spiritual caries do not eat up their souls.

If parents sincerely want to repent, realizing that this is “given to them through sins”, will completely change their lives, will not God forgive them? I'm sorry. Do not heal? If it is really useful for people, then they will get their long-awaited candy in this life.

The main thing is that while enjoying her taste, do not be distracted from the main thing. From the salvation of the soul, of course.

Candy kidnapped crafty to check the reaction of man

We are close to the situation when we will have to answer the question “why a person is sick” in another way. It is not associated with severe vices.

The fact is that sometimes a person suffers physically because of the interference of the evil one. Why does God allow this? So that a person, even in such difficult circumstances, testifies to the depth of his faith.

The Bible has a wonderful example - the story of Job’s long-suffering. He had everything - health, family, wealth. He thanked the Lord for all these gifts. But then before his eyes it all collapsed.

Evil people took his flocks and killed children, houses collapsed from a hurricane, animals suffered from fire ... Eventually, Job lost his “candy” - he fell ill with leprosy. Dying, all covered with scabs, - even in such a cold shivering difficult situation, he did not begin to grumble at the Lord and ask for his death.

God returned to Job candy and livelihood, and the evil one left, as they say, tail between his legs.

The man did not know the taste of candy, then to get a sweet gift from the hands of God

Another example of when the “sickness for sins” option does not work. Let us recall the Gospel story of the blind born.

One day a man came to Christ who had no sight from birth. The apostles were perplexed: did he sin, or his parents? To which Jesus replied: no one is guilty. It is just that the grace of God must manifest on this person.

That is, the Lord from his hands gave the "candy" to the blind one.

Why does God take candy from the righteous and not from sinners?

The question is more than hard.

O (r) sick believers can be heard: "The Lord visited." There is also a biblical quotation with the appropriate meaning: "I love, I rebuke and punish those."

The righteous is not at the first steps of faith, therefore more trials await him. Christianity understands the worthy transfer of sorrows and diseases as a way to purify and come closer to God. Therefore, if the Lord sent a weakness to a person, it means that He did not forget about him.

With sinners, too, everything happens individually.

But God, unlike man, knows everything. In addition, He always acts only as a person will be better. In order to save the sinner. If he is able to accept the “sickness for sins” variant, to realize and change, God sends him bodily weakness.

If a person only begins to sin and grumble, discourage and curse the Lord, so why make the soul of such a “patient” worse?

When asked why a person is sick, it is important to consider many different aspects. In most cases, this is due to the fault of the infirm. And only in some cases is the Gospel story repeated with the blind born. Only one thing is clear: a person can no longer live as before. After all, he was visited by the Lord.

The cause of all the problems of mankind are imperfect thoughts. Thinking about illnesses, old age, unhappiness, poverty, a person for years keeps destructive and disease-causing processes in his body. With negative thoughts he suffers from health, youth, well-being and prosperity.

Why is a person sick

1. Negative thinking. Wrong reactions to life situations, relationships with people, the surrounding reality accumulate in different systems of the body low energies that cause illness.
2. Fears of infection and fear attracts disease. Fear is a very strong feeling. Being in a state of fear, a person sends signals to the Universe and, according to the Law of Attraction, gets what he fears.
3. Listens to people telling about their sores. If the thoughts and attention of a person are given to the disease, he adds strength to it. Devoting her thoughts to her, a person gets what he asks.
4. Holds in the minds of information about any disease, is under the impression. For example, by accepting the idea that a person’s vision deteriorates with age, he attracts visual impairment without actually having such an intention.
5. Causes illness a way of life. Improper diet, bad habits, stress, lack of sleep undermine health and cause disease.

"Every unpleasant thought is a real disease entering the body."

Ill people can be divided into two categories. The first is people enjoying life, hoping for the best, living with gratitude in their hearts. The second is people who have chosen pain and suffering and are always complaining.

When a person thinks about a disease, discusses it with people, he creates even more diseased cells in his body. By focusing on the symptoms of the disease, on feeling unwell, he prolongs her life and delays her recovery.

• Feeling unwell, do not talk about it, so as not to get even more feeling unwell by the Law of Attraction.
• Remembering that the disease is caused by own thoughts, it is better to repeat affirmations "I feel great," "I am healthy."
• Try to feel healthy.
• To the question “How is your health?” Answer “Excellent!” And be grateful to another person for reminding him to think and talk only about well-being. Knowing the power of the word, you need to say only what you want to get in your life.

How to get rid of the disease

• To get rid of the disease, it is enough for a person to drop all negative thoughts and allow the natural state of health to arise within it. Everything that a person has materialized with thoughts for his body, he can change if he starts thinking about happiness. Happiness is a state of mind. This feeling everyone can call in themselves. If you feel like a happy person, no matter what happens in life, health will return. Of course, this requires faith and time.
• The human body has the ability of self-healing. His immune system destroys infections, heals wounds. He is able to maintain a natural state of health. If failures in health nevertheless occurred, then the situation can be reversed and using harmonious thoughts to help him regain health. Constantly thinking about perfection, a person will inevitably attract him to life. “I am perfection” - this is what program should live forever in the mind.

  "A man becomes what he thinks about."

Dr. Ben Johnson said:

“We are now entering the era of energy medicine. Everything in the Universe has its own frequency, and you only have to do one thing: change your frequency or create the opposite one. It’s so easy to cure everything in the world, be it a disease, emotional problems or something else. These are the greatest truths we have ever come across. ”

Many stories are known when seriously ill people recovered and hopelessly ill people were healed using the power of their minds. One of them is the story of Morris Goodman, known as the “miracle man.”

His story:

“My story begins on March 10, 1981. This day has completely changed my life, I will never forget it. I crashed on a plane and ended up in the hospital, completely paralyzed. My spine almost collapsed, I broke the first and second cervical vertebrae, so even the swallowing reflex was gone. I could not eat or drink, I could not breathe: my diaphragm was badly damaged. All I could do was blink. The doctors, of course, said that I would spend the rest of my life with a paralyzed “vegetable” who could only close my eyes. So they imagined my future, but what they thought was irrelevant. The main thing was what I thought. I imagined myself to be a normal, healthy person coming out of this hospital.

The only thing I could work with in the hospital is my mind, and when you have a mind, you can fix everything else.

I was connected to a breathing apparatus, and the doctors said that I would never breathe myself. But a small voice inside persistently repeated: "Breathe deeply, breathe deeply." And finally, I was disconnected from the apparatus, to the amazement of the doctors. I didn’t allow anything in my mind to distract me from my goal or the picture in my imagination.

I set a goal to leave the hospital for Christmas. And I did it. I left the hospital on my feet. Everyone said it was impossible. That day I will always remember.

To people who are suffering right now, I would say only six words. These words will express my experience and explain what everyone is capable of in his life: a person becomes what he thinks. ”

This story suggests that it is possible to get rid of any incurable disease, that we can always change our lives for the better, and for this we need to. In his mind, everyone can create a world in which there is no place for disease.

It is a world of abundance, prosperity, well-being, joy and happiness. It has everything you want. This is something like paradise. This is something that everyone can easily create with his own thoughts, choosing positive thinking.

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  Wishing you health,.

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A person is sick not only for his sins, but for a number of other reasons.

It is not uncommon for a person to fall ill because in this way God takes a person to the spiritual path of development. So, it is known that many healers came to healing through their own illness. Diseases, car accidents, accidents, injuries force a person to rethink his life, values ​​and come to God.

In some cases, the disease is given in order to glorify God and manifest. (" And as he passed, Jesus saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him: Rabbi! Who sinned, he or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered: neither he nor his parents sinned, but this is so that the works of God might appear on him. ”) Such victimspeople after death acquire complete freedom: fall into the kingdom of God - the highest plans of life. One example of a man who fulfilled the plan of God was Ilya of Murom. Illing for 33 years, being bedridden, Illya Muromets gained spiritual strength, then to manifest the Will of God: to protect the Russian Land from the enemy. having completed his task, he gained holiness.

Many diseases, including hereditary ones, come to a person according to the sins of the family (for example, the Old Testament says that children suffer for the sins of parents up to the 4th knee). When people who suffer by their kind become on, their task is to pray for generic karma (sins committed by their kind). God usually gives these people the power of prayer for the gens.

Also, a person is sick and suffers because of sins in past incarnations. Such people have hidden spiritual power to otmolit "unknown" sins. For God does not give tests beyond his strength.

In addition to spiritual reasons, the reasons for the physical level, the wrong way of life, adversely affect human health.

So, if a person does not comply with the correct drinking regimen, his body suffers. With a lack of water, the human body dries out, it breaks down metabolic processes. Excessive amount of water expels nutrients from the body, and this also leads to diseases. In all the measure is necessary, and each person should know his norm.

Failure to comply with the usual body hygiene, as well as sanitary and hygienic standards in the apartment and the premises where the person stays, also leads to various diseases (we all heard of epidemics-poisoning in kindergartens and schools).

Unreasonable approach to nutrition, overeating and malnutrition greatly affects the body (everyone knows the so-called "student malnutrition", which leads to stomach ulcers and problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, you should follow a certain mode and balance in the diet.

In today's ignorant world, spoiled products from shops and supermarkets pose a certain threat to health, where expired products are processed in various chemical solutions, they interrupt the date of their production (there are many TV shows and documentaries on this subject).

Chronic overwork, failure to balance sleep, activity and rest also lead to diseases.

As a result of unreasonable human interaction with nature, environmental problems are another source of human diseases. We all breathe unclean air, drink unclean water, use food grown on poisoned soil.

Passive lifestyle (lack of physical activity - charging, playing sports, hardening) adversely affects physical health.

If a person does not rest in nature, does not come into contact with the elements (, land, forest, sea, etc.), is not filled by their strength, then such a shortage is a minus in health.

Thus, human health depends on the harmony of the soul and body.

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Memo for relatives and friends

A serious illness is fraught with the fact that, having learned his diagnosis, the patient loses faith in the future, assumes that he will no longer be needed and interesting to his relatives, will become a burden in the family, will lose his job. Often, a serious illness that requires long-term treatment (cancer, stroke, heart attack) violates the most important plans of a person and his relatives: you will not be able to go on a planned vacation, you urgently need to postpone repairs, there is no one to sit with a small child, because time and funds will now go to long-term treatment.

In this situation, the most important thing is to tell your loved one that his value for us is not at all in the material or practical benefits that he brings. The uniqueness of each person’s personality is valuable until the last minute of his life, and even if a person struggles with a disease for several months, we know that he is with us, his soul is alive, and this is the most important thing for us.

If we are talking about a woman who is seriously experiencing her unattractiveness during the period of illness, remind you that appearance is only a mask, and the main point of relationships is in the heart of a person. Say that you see her still charming and interesting for you and are confident that she will come out of this ordeal even better than she was, you just need to be patient.

In general, the question of treating a disease as a test is very important. Many experts say that the disease can become a growth point for a person. He thinks about the meaning of life, seeks to reject everything that was false, unnecessary, seeks to reconcile with those whom he hurt inadvertently. Thus, the disease can be a time of important thoughts and decisions in which a person must be supported.

Some patients, especially in the case of oncological diagnosis, tend to become depressed and refuse treatment. Behind such statements actually hides fear, and if you agree with the passive position “they won't cure me anyway,” then you kind of tell the patient that you also do not believe in his recovery. Meanwhile, we know hundreds of examples when it is faith in the best that helps people get on their feet in the most unfavorable prognosis. Therefore, give the patient an example of faith, patience, emphasize that you yourself are ready to fully support him in this, but he should not “give up”, you need to resist the illness.

Often we forget that "the ways of the Lord are inscrutable." It is impossible to predict what will happen next, and those doctors who say: “You have so many things left to live” are wrong. No one knows this, and there are many such examples when a person has been predicted for 2-3 months of life, and he lives happily for years and years. Perhaps, fortunately, the disease will be only an episode. But if it acquires a protracted and even irreversible character, as long as a person is alive, this is still life, including the life of his soul.

You can not mourn a person during his lifetime, you can not force him to live as if on his own funeral. As believers, we understand that mortal life is only a step towards eternal life, therefore we must be able to think in terms of the scale of the infinity of the life of the soul.

To make a serious condition easier, try to occupy the patient with something that has always been interesting to him, which can enthrall and entertain. Many patients admit that even the spectacle of a simple indoor plant on the windowsill, which blooms, leaf by leaf, carries them away and restores faith in life. Beautifully illustrated books, music, movies - all this supports a person’s resistance to darkness and despair. And of course, make sure that the sick person can observe church rituals, participate in Church sacraments, consult with the priest about what should be done for this.

Pray for your loved one yourself, think about his health, strengthen your own belief that everything will turn out for the better.

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What makes a good immunity, and is it worth taking any steps towards super health? British experts talk about the right attitude to the disease and answer the question of whether it is possible to forget about petty colds forever.

From time to time you meet a person who claims that he never gets sick. The common cold passes him by. He laughs in the face of the flu and is not afraid of infections, he never takes sick leave. This is some kind of superman with such a cool immune system, which we, mere mortals, can only dream of, as long as we take the next express cold remedy and hope that we will carry it away. What is the secret of these people? Can we become like them? Do they exist at all?

Laure Lucas, a 97-year-old Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust, who has lived in Glasgow since 1946, says: “I almost never have colds. I never drank or smoked. I sleep soundly and I like to rest a bit during the day, preferably in bed, more precisely, on the bed, just having taken off my shoes. ” When asked about the diet, she replies that she does not like cheese and that, as in Scotland, make stuffing, liver and porridge.

During her professional career, first as a nurse midwife in Geneva, where she fled from Nazi Germany in 1938, and then as an office secretary, she never took a day off due to illness. Now she has one son and granddaughter, she explains her good health by good heredity and quality of life. “I often play bridge so as not to sit still. I am addicted to it and play in several clubs with friends and relatives. ”

On average, a person suffers a cold about 200 times during his life. Although some people get sick more often than others, there is no evidence or, for that matter, research on whether this is so. “To a large extent, these are reviews from the people themselves,” said Dr. Nathalie Riddell, a professor of immunology at the University of Surrey. “I need more evidence before I can believe that these people really exist.”

Despite the fact that the link between lifestyle and strong immunity has not been scientifically proven, the industry of producing immunomodulatory drugs and our unshakable faith in them continue to flourish with each new outbreak of influenza. Nutritional supplements are considered one of the fastest growing industries in the world. According to forecasts, its total value in the world market by 2021 will be $ 60 billion.

The American writer Eula Biss noticed in her book on vaccination “Guarding the Immunity”: “Strengthening, enhancing and stimulating the personal immune system has become a kind of obsessive ideas of our time.”

At the same time, for doctors and immunologists, the idea of ​​superhealth is, at best, unproven or simply fictional. The immune system is very individual and complex, like fingerprints.

“Some of us inherit a set of immune system genes that work particularly well in suppressing one particular virus,” says Daniel Davies, an immunology professor at the University of Manchester, who studies how genes shape our immune system. - But this does not mean that someone has a better immune system, and someone worse. It only means that one person copes with a certain virus better than another. Of the 25,000 genes that make up the genome, the greatest diversity is in those responsible for the immune system. "

Because of this diversity, it makes no sense to make any generalizations about weak or strong immunities. This calls into question the benefits of all the means that supposedly strengthen our immunity - antioxidants, vitamin C, ginger tea or garlic. “We simply don’t know if they are helping us,” says Davis.

But still, why do some people fight infections better than others? Both scientists have noted an increase in the number of evidence that the intestinal microbiome (the number and types of microbes contained in it) affects the immune system.

That is, between the way we eat and our immunity, there is still a connection? “This is a moot point,” says Davis carefully. “Microbiome affects the immune system, but it’s not clear how exactly.”

According to 55-year-old architect Jenny Hunter, who is sick “very, very rarely,” lifestyle and attitudes toward illness are of paramount importance. “My mother did not lisp with me. If I said that I was sick, she would still send me to school with the words that I would get better there. It was tough, but she was right, ”the woman says. To maintain her immunity, she does nothing special. “I keep a diet, I constantly take a great interest in something, once a week I do yoga and run. I think happiness is important: I assume that life is good, ”says Hunter.

Riddell believes that our lifestyle plays an important role in the functioning of the immune system. “Immunity does not depend only on genes,” she insists. “I study the effects of stress on him.” In the course of the research, we noticed how the immune response is dying away in people who care for the sick. ”

Thomas Walters, a writer and scholar, refuses to give his age, but admits that he "probably lives the last years." During his conscious life, he recalled only once, when he fell ill with deprivation, and he passed "surprisingly quickly." His way of life, like that of all the people surveyed, who say that they never get sick, is balanced, moderate, full of communication with people and a positive attitude towards life. “I drink in reasonable quantities — a glass of wine or whiskey per day,” Walters says. - I walk on foot whenever possible. I used to smoke, but not for long, and easily quit. I have a deep sleep, I almost never have nightmares. I work until 10 pm and have just finished a book about the architect of the Victorian era. My mind is as clear as ever. ”

Does he think that it is a matter of heredity? “My ancestors were peasants. Severe people. Most of my relatives left when they were over 90, although my parents did not live so long. My father had a very hard work, and his mother died of cancer when she was over 60. My work never caused stress. Remember, even on the strongest whales, crustaceans grow and there are scars from underwater rocks. One Hindu sage said that the body itself is a disease, ”says the writer.

In part, we are so impressed with the stories about super-strong health because of how we understand health itself. “It is believed that health is a reward for the way we live. And our immunities differ from the difference in lifestyle, ”writes Bliss. Doctors and immunologists point out that we misunderstand how immunity works. Immunity is innate and acquired systems that work together to counteract infections like the common cold.

In fact, the desire to have a super-strong immune system indicates a wrong and even dangerous attitude to diseases. “For this reason, doctors are worried about the arguments of positive psychology,” says Robinson. - According to them, if you "succumbed to the disease," you lost. Beware of positive psychology, which claims that you are weak if you are ill. We should take viruses not as enemies, but as teachers of our immune system. We should perceive the common cold as an obstacle for the immune system, which will eventually strengthen it. The next time you get sick, do not complain of a cold, but thank your immunity for fighting with it. ”

Are there people who never get sick?

"I do not see any evidence that would confirm this, nor the benefits that they could bring," says Robinson.

“It’s hard to know if there is such a phenomenon,” says Davis. In his opinion, this is an important message, because all the most terrible tragedies like slavery or the Holocaust stem from a misunderstanding of the differences between people among whom there can be no hierarchy. Davis believes that it is very undesirable to disregard the diversity of immune systems. “This can lead to someone saying one day that he knows a way to create people who are better than others,” he says.

Walter thinks we can't do anything about it except to take care of ourselves. To the question: “What needs to be done to stay healthy?”, After thinking for a while, he says: “Constantly keep curiosity.”

How to stop hurting forever?

Let's face it, it's impossible. Do not smoke or drink too much. Wash your hands and remember that infections are transmitted mainly through close contact. "If you do not want to catch a cold in the subway, it is better to move around the carriages than to use an anti-bacterial hand gel," says Robinson.

Exercise regularly and do not forget to rest. There is evidence that this improves blood circulation, which can increase your immunity, but it is not known how much.

Deal with stress. “The main evidence for the link between lifestyle and immunity is that your level of stress affects the immune system,” says Davis. As a result of chronic stress, cortisol is secreted in the body, which neutralizes immune cells.

Take root. If you are at increased risk of becoming infected with chemotherapy, long-term steroid use, or pregnancy, get yourself vaccinated.

Maintain a healthy and varied diet, but do not overdo it. This is confirmed by recent studies on the importance of the intestinal microbiome. "Many of the chemical elements that are important to the immune system are formed in our intestines," says Robinson.

Get enough sleep. “Sleep is of great importance for our immunity,” says Riddell. “By knocking down your biological clock, you are undermining immunity.”

Chat with people. “Loneliness is the main enemy of well-being,” says Robinson. “Go and talk to people, don't be afraid to catch a cold from them.”