Speaking of the origin of the valley, I will talk about my father's stroke three years ago. Not long after returning to Guilin from Shangri-La, my father had a precursor to a stroke. Because our family has a family history of stroke, I took my father to the best hospital in Guilin for examination just in case. At that time, the angiographic results showed that the left carotid artery stenosis was more than 90% and the right carotid artery stenosis was more than 70%. The doctor's advice was to do stent surgery as soon as possible to open blood vessels and prevent stroke. At that time, my dad didn't want to do it either, but there were many signs of stroke later, so at the suggestion of my brother and me, my dad finally did stent surgery with a success rate of over 98% as the doctor said. That is, this operation can be said to have changed the direction of my life. ? The operation was unsuccessful. During the operation, the steel plate fell off, which directly blocked the father's left carotid artery, leading to extremely serious cerebral infarction. I was admitted to ICU the next day, almost unconscious. That kind of feeling, that kind of pain is something I have never experienced in my life. Life and death, as if in an instant. The feeling of helplessness at that time was beyond words. Only by lighting a lamp in the temple to pray can it be relieved a little. Fortunately, my father got better day by day after experiencing a life crisis. The doctor said that the best recovery period is six months, and the whole recovery period is three years. So in the following days, I tried various treatments. Later, after many times of understanding, I learned some medicine. The cause of cerebral infarction is hypertension, and the cause of hypertension lies in the accumulation of blood waste for many years. And blood waste is caused by people's poor diet. After this incident, I began to slowly discover that the original hospital could not really get rid of the root cause. The real reason lies in your own cognition. ? Seeing that my father can't take care of himself and talk, I secretly swear that when I get old, I will not suffer like my father and will not give my family such a burden. Therefore, I should take good care of my health. Take good care of it.
Because of my father's illness, I have been blaming myself for my judgment. I think my brother and I hurt my father. Because of his ignorance, he chose the wrong method, which made his father suffer great pain. So I switched to depression, but I didn't know at the time. So by chance, I met my psychology teacher, Professor Xie. Under his guidance, I started my first journey of self-discovery. I began to take care of myself and reflect on myself. I still remember what he said to the effect that a person is used to drawing circles in the same place with his own cognition as the radius, and then trapping himself in his own circle. Like a frog in the well, you can never see the vastness of the sky. I don't know why at that time, but I was probably curious about the meaning of life. I kept running to the library to find something. During that time, I worked hard to study how to treat stroke, how to prevent stroke and how to keep fit. Among them, I read two books and was deeply impressed. The first book, called Cereal Brain, was published by a very authoritative nutritionist in the United States and sold well in Europe and America. It is about the unreasonable life and diet of people now, and there are ulterior commercial factors. One of the key points is that he scientifically explained the role of fasting four times a year for seven days each time in treating diseases and strengthening the body. Then, I saw a book about China crossing the valley. The teacher taught some methods and shared his experience after crossing the valley with the team members. I can feel the gratitude between the lines of the members and the joy after rebirth. This made me know that fasting is feasible.
So I went to fast food with the mentality of giving it a try. I didn't eat anything except water. I persisted for three days with my will. On the third day, I was weak all over and my feet were weak. I got up after going to the toilet several times and almost fell down. It is said in the book that it is best for professional teachers to teach for more than 7 days. So because of fear, I chose to give up and ended my first self-righteous attempt to break the valley. In fact, this is not a breakthrough in the valley. At best, it is fasting, even hunger strike. Of course, this time, I was also joked by my friends that I was looking for trouble.
Later, I met two different friends. After they all spent 14 days in the valley, I have confidence in the valley again. In fact, I was just curious about the unknown experience. It was not until one day that my friend Lizi in Yangshuo talked to me about her recent magical experience that I knew that there was a teacher in the valley called Nalan Nai Tian. Therefore, under the recommendation of my friend Lizi, I got to know Nalan's naive teacher and opened the true meaning of life. It was this time that I started a new journey of self-experience and self-growth.