The following
paragraph came to me over the Internet a few years ago and I
just recently dug it out again. It gives rise to a few
questions, which I’ll get to shortly. In the meantime, read
along, both paragraphs, and then follow the steps.
Subject: The Power of the Mind
The paomnneahl pweor of the hmuan mnid.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't
mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny
iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the
rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll
raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?
Translated, it reads thusly:
The phenomenal power of the human mind.
According to a research study at Cambridge University, it doesn’t
matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only
important thing is that the first and last letter be at the
right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still
read it without problem. This is because the human mind does
not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole.
Amazing, huh?
Ok, you will be tested, so pay attention here. Were you able
to read the first paragraph fairly easily? With only a little
bit of difficulty? With difficulty but, with perseverance,
successfully? Or did you have to “sound out to yourself”
each of the misspelled words and then figure out its real
meaning?
I cannot answer for you, and you need to be completely honest
here. Honest with yourself, not with me. I really don’t care
one way or the other, although we’ll get further into that
in a bit. Lets take a look at two examples and see where
we’re going with this.
First, my sweetie, my wife June, and I are very different
people in our understanding and interaction with the world
around us. The above paragraph gives some insights into both
these differences and our perception, understanding and
interaction with both ourselves and the world around us.
June types words and phrases and at speeds of 80-85 wpm. She
ignores advertisements on television, she carries on
conversations with people while continuing to work and/or type
and watching the television, she types a document and usually
is completely unaware of the content of what she has typed,
she is good at remembering words and names, not great with
numbers – though she is a numerologist and deals with
numbers and meanings. She also ‘tunes out’ the commercials
which show on TV. When she reads books she reads words and phrases. She reads
150-250 wpm and she carries her personal phone directory with
her in printed form. Her verbal and reading skills are superior.
Loring (me) types individual letters of words, one at a time,
at speeds of 100+ wpm. He knows everything he has typed and is
able to make punctuation and word corrections “on the fly”
as he types. He prefers to have “white sound” (i.e.,
music) playing as he works, is easily and often distracted by
the TV and other people, sees the details of all the ads that
play on the TV, has difficulty at times remembering names of
people and places including the street where he lives, does
most easy computations in his head, and remembers most peoples
telephone numbers after just a couple of telephone calls.
Loring learned Morse Code by identifying each individual
characteristic of the letters, not by the “sound” letters
and numbers themselves, but still took Morse code at 30 wpm
when most people 1) begin failing between 10 and 15 wpm, and,
in order to get beyond 12-15 wpm must learn to identify the
“distinctive sound of each letter” because they are too
fast to be able to count the individual “dah’s and
dit’s”. When he reads books he reads letters of words,
spelling them out in detail to understand what the word is. In
spite of this he reads between 500 and 1000 wpm. His verbal
and reading skills are superior.
The powers of the human mind are, indeed, phenomenal. A
healthy mind can heal an otherwise healthy, though injured,
body faster than it normally should. And these powers are only
beginning to be investigated and understood. Yes, these
investigations began hundreds of years ago, but we have only
scratched the surface of understanding the powers of the mind.
We do know, however, that healthy bodies and powerful minds
begin with proper nutrition.
In fact, the overriding role of proper nutrition in overall
health cannot be overemphasized. In this world we have
created, filled with pollutants of all kinds (both the
outright poisons and the anti-biotics), we need to be very
careful in our diet in order to minimize the effects of the
various pollutants and maximize the benefits of proper
nutrition. Consider the role of a supplemental “greens”
product with your diet for overall good health. Consider also
the possible role of a herbal
food supplements on your diet and overall health.
Okay, here’s the drill on this exercise – but its purely
voluntary on your part.
Rank yourself from 1 thru 5 on the above criteria – i.e.,
easy to read = 1, must translate = 5, etc., plus the details
of what it is about and why and email Loring
Windblad with your information. Include other personal
idiosyncrasies you deem interesting.
I reserve the right to use your overall statistics in future
articles and essays. However, I guarantee that any and all
personal information you submit, including your email address,
will never be divulged to any other person(s) and/or
organizations under any circumstances. Your personal
information is totally secure with me and will never be used
except by me for an acknowledgement of receipt and, if you
wish, updates on future data collected and essays.
Disclaimer:
This article in no way should be taken as “medical
advice” on any product, condition or course of action, nor
does it constitute in any way “medical advice” endorsing
any specific product, specific result, nor any possible cure
for any condition or problem. This article is meant as a
source of information upon which you may base your decision as
to whether or not you should begin using any vitamin, mineral
and/or herbal supplement for better health, or begin using a
“greens” product as a dietary supplement.
If in doubt, or if you have questions, you should consult your
physician and, if possible, consult a second physician for a
possible different opinion. The author does not bear any
responsibility for your decisions nor for the outcome of your
actions based upon those decisions.
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