While pursuing undergraduate studies at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, I studied two courses in philosophy under the tutelage of Dr Wiggins.
I enjoyed those courses and use as a mantra this statement by Aristotle: “People ought to behave so as to achieve happiness.”
In my capacity as an herbal educator, I hope readers were happy when they read my last two presentations on silent doctor marigold.
In fact, understanding the nutritional value and health benefits of Barbadian silent doctors offers a level of needed happiness.
This is the penultimate story about marigold; it will show that marigold is a martyr and how to repair collateral damage.
Lights! Camera! Action!
It was the crack of dawn when the herbal educator swooped down on the sleeping village of Horton. The villagers were warmly awakened by a pungent, musky scent. It was the aroma of marigold tea being steeped to relieve two villagers who were seriously constipated.
The villagers also arose in amazement and observed that many marigolds were growing in their kitchen gardens. These were planted to stop certain insects from destroying the cabbage and mustard greens.
In amazement someone shouted, Lord! I now realize why we were told that marigold is a martyr. In the silence of nature, marigold sacrifices herself to save other plants.
Another villager who had studied herbalism at the doctoral level spoke about the collateral damage done by Panadola, Aspirina, Histialee and Advilin, who are often accompanied by their allies dizziness, vomiting, headache, nausea, hives, diarrhoea, shortness of breath and rash.
These agents from Laboratoria often call themselves drug/dosage safe, scientifically researched, approved by scientists, clinically proven, and more effective. Natural healing/silent doctors, however, are often portrayed through propaganda or fear as under-researched, not scientifically safe/proven, and lacking healing power.
The villager explained sadly that herbalists, natural healers, herbal educators and the words of the Creator sustained collateral damage in the attempt to destroy the healing nature and divinity of silent doctors.
To repair the damage done by aggressive propaganda and disobeying the words of the Creator, let us focus on the truth.
Those seeking to destroy years of proven research are now realizing that silent doctors – including fruit, vegetables, water, laughter and exercise – have proved to be healing.
The Creator made very positive declarations about herbs: “The leaves of the tree are for the healing of Nations.” – Revelations 22:2.
Next week’s final episode: The Empire Of Silent Doctors Strikes Back.
• Annette Maynard-Watson, a teacher and herbal educator.
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