Reason

The original reason I became so interested in the Torah was a statistic that kept popping up in medical publications to do with narcolepsy which as you know by now, I contracted after a motor accident in which my parents were killed and led to adoption into a less than wholesome environment. The publications suggested that the occurence of narcolepsy in our western oriented society is around 1 in 10 000, or pretty much the same as that of multiple sclerosis. It went on to say that the worst average in the world is among Japanese people. Their incidence is as high as 1 in 400. However at the other end of the scale, Israeli Jews have practically no incidence at 1 in 200 000. This set me thinking. For those who are interested, the main cause of narcolepsy is trauma. In particular, childhood trauma. What happens in the case of severe trauma is that the brain seems to develop a preference for REM sleep and this then tends to be passed on genetically in the form of a chemical imbalance which doesn’t allow one to get enough normal sleep. REM sleep occurs for normal people at around 3 in the morning for about twent to thirty minutes. One’s mind switches off the body and concentrates on rationalising any traumatic experience that may have occurred during one’s day. The medical profession glibly write off the interesting stats mentioned, as a genetic peculiarity. But then their interest is restricted to the material level If one has at least one spiritual molecule in one’s brain, it’s not difficult to put two and two together. For around four thousand years, Israeli Jews have stuck to a way of life that was handed down to them from YHWH Himself through Moses. Some of the more notable ‘thou shalts’ involve the correct bringing up of children. Trauma has little or no genetic effect on these amazing people despite the dangerous conditions inherent in that part of the world. If one looks at the Japanese situation with the same lens, what do we find? A nation that has an enforced heritage of abortion with obvious societal ramifications neatly disguised by modern denial systems. In fact it is so bad that shrines have been erected all over the country to which suffering, traumatised women are directed in the misguided belief that this will somehow ease their pain. Wombs have a memory. Children conceived become aware of deaths of previous siblings and the trauma cycle is refreshed. Anyone able to think at least partially out of the coffin should be able to work that one out. Not so, it seems, our illustrious medical boffins. Perhaps if they were paid according to our state of health the old Chinese way, these things would become more evident to them but, sadly for us capitalism and market driven demand just doesn’t work that way. Perhaps not so sadly – for we need incentive to work towards a more harmonious way of life that somehow reflects the spirit in which we were created. Ever heard of the term kibbutz. Sure you have. Ever wondered why it is that they only work in Israel? It’s because the community spirit is more at home there. They are Torah friendly. We need to start thinking of community from more of a Torah perspective. None of the isms we’ve invented work from a spiritual perspective. Our brand of Christianity can’t seem to function without capitalism. We have a funding mentality. Jesus’ attitude to money was a little different. He recommended that we employ faith to ensure that our needs are met. he taught His disciples from the Torah. He said He had come to fulfil the law [torah] not to replace it. That doesn’t seem to get to us somehow. We seem to be totally addicted to this capitalism thing. Maybe the pope and all our prosperity gospel advocates intend to figure out a way to grant absolution to those who volunteer to accept the mark on behalf of the church. I mean the funding will have to continue if Jesus is to be welcomed properly … won’t it?