My Treasure Basket

Acupuncture works wonders…

It is said that Chinese acupuncture really is a medical solution to many health problems. I remembered my teacher in college whose uncle was healed using the wonders of acupuncture. He said his uncle had ashtma and sinusitis. According to his story, it was already on a terminal stage that when his uncle breathes the smell that comes out of his nose smelt bad due to the deposits of pus in his nose. The doctor said that they cannot do anything except an operation. They tried their best not to resort to this method. They learned that an old Chinese in Taoist Temple knows how to use acupuncture to heal sickness. Without hesitation they tried it and it worked! He said, if my memory serves me right, that after the needles were pulled out from his uncles face all the pus that were deposited in his nose went out and right there and then his uncle was healed. It is indeed a miracle.

To my colleague and friend, Wena, I hope you will be able to overcome asthma and find a miracle such as acupuncture so that you don’t need to take steroids anymore.

The 27th Ruler

Previously in My Treasure Basket’s - Queen Seon Deok, I talked about Deokman who, according to the story, became the first woman ruler of Silla. I was so captivated by how she used her wit to contend and win over her opponent Mishil. I wondered if the story really existed in Korea and so I went online and looked for the answer to my question.

The real story is that Princess Deokman, who later became known as Queen Seon Deok, was the eldest daughter of three of King Jinpyeong. Because the king did not have a son, he selected Deokman to become his heir. According to wikipedia.com, Seon Deok was the first of three female rulers who ruled from 632 to 647 as the 27th ruler of Silla. She built the Star-Gazing Tower which still stands today and is considered to be the first observatory in the Far East.

I was amazed that there really existed a queen who was very intelligent and was able to use it to her advantage in keeping the goal of the  kingdom and the people together. Marvelous!