The Wisdom of the Body
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The Wisdom of the Body

Lessons from Sixty Years in a Wheelchair

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Wisdom of the Body

Lessons from Sixty Years in a Wheelchair

About this book

Everything we learn comes to us through the senses. We interpret the books we read, the speeches and sermons we have heard, and so on. Over the years, we put these things together along with our personal experiences of daily living. Somehow, we integrate all of this sensory input and arrive at an outlook on life. Along the way we may decide whether or not our time here on earth has any meaning. In interpreting the facts of life, many of us tend to do so piecemeal, filtering out certain memories, perhaps even pleasurable ones, if they seem unimportant. However, the more one tries to recall childhood memories, the more they come to the forefront. In The Wisdom of the Body, John M. Shackleford reflects upon his childhood experiences and thoughtfully relates them to his sixty years in a wheelchair. He hopes that his determination to overcome the many difficulties of a paralyzed man—while at the same time pursuing a professional career—will inspire others to master their personal obstacles and become useful members of the human family.

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Table of contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. CHAPTER ONE The Call of Human Frailty
  3. CHAPTER TWO To Turn Weakness into Strength
  4. CHAPTER THREE The “Perfect” Human Being
  5. CHAPTER FOUR History as the Story of Human Weakness
  6. CHAPTER FIVE The Symphony of the Body
  7. CHAPTER SIX Disease and Cleanliness
  8. CHAPTER SEVEN The Body of God
  9. CHAPTER EIGHT The Hidden God
  10. CHAPTER NINE Mind and Body
  11. CHAPTER TEN The Transformation of Faith
  12. CHAPTER ELEVEN The Good and the Beautiful
  13. CHAPTER TWELVE The Reality of the Flesh
  14. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sinfulness and Righteousness
  15. CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Social Body
  16. CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Problem of Doubt
  17. CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Disabled Body
  18. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Anatomical Experience
  19. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Heavenly Personality
  20. CHAPTER NINETEEN Science, Mysticism, and Common Sense
  21. CHAPTER TWENTY Consciousness as a Work of Art
  22. EPILOGUE