A PHENOMENON OF THE BODY, NOT OF THE SOUL
Innate Energy
RICHARD Allen (b. 1963) is the drummer for the English hard rock band Def Leppard. Since an early age he showed great interest in playing drums. At the age of fifteen he joined the band Def Leppard, when they were in search of a drummer. However, in 1984 at the age of twenty-one Allen met with a near fatal car accident. His left arm was seriously injured and had to be amputated.
Without the left arm, Allen could not play drums as before. But, he did not give up. Recuperating in hospital, he realized he could still play some of the drum parts with his remaining hand and his feet. Thus, Allen started learning to play on a customized drum kit. With a lot of practice, 20 months after the accident, in August of 1986, he was able to perform again as before. Finally, he emerged as an internationallyrenowned drummer.
Activate your inner energy, and very soon
you will achieve everything.
How did this miracle happen? This can be understood by a study of the human personality. The human personality physically consists of the anatomical structure of the person that functions with the help of many different interacting systems and organs. But the inner human personality is only one, and is generally called the soul. If a person’s hand or leg is cut off, his inner energy still remains intact—it does not get diminished. This is the reason that the energy from Rick Allen’s amputated hand was diverted to the second hand. He could now do with one hand what he did earlier with both hands. This miracle was not the miracle of a person—it was the miracle of human nature, which is common to all.
If you lose one of your limbs or organs for any reason, do not fall prey to frustration. Although you may have lost a part of your physical being, your inner energy is still intact. Activate your inner energy, and very soon you will achieve everything in spite of having lost a part of your body. This is a law of nature. And, the law of nature does not change for any person. o