We Learn It Too Late: 103-Year-Old Doctor Dr. Gladys McGarey on Life’s Secrets
Unveiling Life’s Five Essential Keys: Insights from Dr. Gladys McGarey
All healing comes from inside ourselves. We have the physician on the outside and the physician on the inside and all healing is based on love. We really don’t understand our own power. See, I have this kind of idea that when God created this earth, whoever God is to whoever you are, it was beautiful. Everything was in place and the way it should be, but then he created the human being.
He said to us, Now you are the only creatures that have the right to choose and have free will, so therefore I give you dominion over the Earth, and we decided that what he meant by dominion was dominance.
So we've taken over the Earth and done what we darn well chose with it, and look where we are. So it's that reality, the inner part of us, that we’re all reaching for our true humanity and that true humanity understands that we are the ones who do the healing.
I came up with what I call five LS.
The first L is life and love.
Life and love
The first one is life and love; without life, there’s nothing. You know you can be a seed in the Great Pyramid for 5,000 years and nothing happens until love, which is light and water and so on, softens the shell, the seed opens up and it grows.
Life and love are one unit; they work together. It’s like a pregnancy; when a mother is pregnant, she and that baby are one unit. What she eats, the baby eats. What she thinks, the baby thinks.
It's a constant process, but one aspect of reality is that a baby that is being nurtured and grown within the womb doesn't really find its own identity until it takes its first breath.
The first L was life and love, so it’s this reality that life and love are one unit, and as we work with each other, that way we can really understand aspects of ourselves, aspects of the world around us, and aspects of other people too. The first L was life and love so those two came together and I understood those but the third one was laughter.
Laughter
Laughter without love is cruel. It means it takes families apart; it has caused wars. You know, laughter can be cruel but laughter with love is joy and happiness. The fourth L is labor.
Labor
Labor without love is drudgery. You just have to go to work. You just have to do this. but labor with Love Is Bliss. It’s why you singers sing and why painters paint; it’s why I do what I do; it’s why you do what you do; it’s what makes our hearts sing. It’s that inner aspect of our being that comes into our lives, and we’ll work five times as hard as we were when we were dragging ourselves along with the drudgery. and the fifth one is listening.
Listening
Listening without love is an empty sound; it just doesn’t make any sense if you don’t understand it. But listening with love is understanding so these five Ls have been very helpful for me in structuring and understanding the philosophy and the life that I’m working with.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Dr. Gladys McGarey’s timeless wisdom serves as a guiding light, reminding us of the profound truths that lie within us all. As we reflect on her words about life, love, laughter, labor, and listening, let us embrace the power within ourselves to create a life filled with joy, purpose, and connection.
Let her legacy inspire us to nurture our inner selves and cultivate a deeper understanding of the world around us. With her guidance, may we embark on a journey towards greater self-discovery, compassion, and fulfillment. As we carry forward her teachings, may we remember that the true essence of life lies in the simplicity of love, laughter, and listening.
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