THIS IS A STORY OF A BABY BOY THAT LIVED A SAD EXISTENCE OF PARADISE POSTPONED AND BRIGHT FUTURE LOST.
THIS IS A STORY OF A BABY BOY THAT LIVED A SAD EXISTENCE OF PARADISE POSTPONED AND BRIGHT FUTURE LOST.
HE BEGAN HIS LIFE AS A REMARKABLE BABY. HANDSOME BRIGHT, ARTICULATE IN HIS OWN RIGHT. AT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD HE WOULD REPORT TO HIS MOTHER WHAT HE SAW LIKE A CAT MIMICKING THE MEOWS AND MOVEMENT OF A FELINE.
HIS FOREHEAD IS WIDE, SIGN OF HIGH CONFIDENCE, INTELLIGENCE, FAIR SKIN AND GAVE THIS LITTLE BOY A VERY SIMPATICO APPEAL.
FRIENDS AND PEOPLE AROUND COMPLEMENTED HIS MOTHER ABOUT HER BEAUTIFUL BABY WITH THE FEATURES OF AN ANGEL AS THEY CALLED HIM LITTLE ANGEL. BY CHANCE HIS MOTHER ALSO WITH A MONICKER "ANGELES" NICKNAMED HIM THEN MY "LITTLE ARCHANGEL" AND SO FOLLOWING FAMILY TRADITION OF HAVING THE LETTER "A" AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS BROTHER'S FIRST NAMES LIKE ALEXANDER, ADRIAN, THE NAMES OF FAMOUS KINGS OF YORE, HIS FULL CHRISTIAN NAME BECAME "ARTHUR D'ARCHANGEL"
TIME PASSED, THEN ONE MORNING AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED, ARTHUR FELL FROM A WINDOW LEDGE HITTING THE METAL BED FRAME AT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, AND HE ALMOST DIED "PARADISE POSTPONED". LUCKILY ARTHUR SURVIVED BUT INJURED HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. A "BRIGHT FUTURE LOST".
THIS HAPPENED WHEN EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE WAS SOMEWHERE, SIBLINGS WERE IN SCHOOL, THE MOTHER WAS WORKING AND THE FATHER A NAVAL OFFICER WAS AWAY ON A MISSION, EXCEPT FOR THE MAID. THE MAID PLACED ARTHUR ON THE WINDOW LEDGE 3 FEET ABOVE THE BED WHILE SHE WAS DOING LAUNDRY, ASSUMING IF ARTHUR FELL DOWN, THE NARROW BED WILL CATCH HIM. HAD THE MAID RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL ARTHUR COULD HAVE SAVED HIS BRIGHT FUTURE.
WHEN THE MOTHER ARRIVED 5 HOURS LATER PAST THE TIME OF POSSIBLE TREATMENT OF BRAIN INJURY, SHE NOTICED THE SILENT DEMEANOR OF ARTHUR AND A BIG GRAY BUMP AT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
PHILIPPINES IN THE 1950'S TREATMENT OF
Concussions or traumatic brain injury treatment. are commonly misunderstood injuries that Filipino Doctors are not able to treat expertly. Doctors gave 7 years for Arthur to live. THIS IS WHERE THE FAMILY GAVE HIM LOVE AND ATTENTION TO SEE HIM AGED UNTIL 73 TO SEE HIM LIVE MORE THAN TEN TIMES AS THE DOCTORS PREDICTED 7 YEARS TO LIVE BEFORE.
AS HE GREW UP ARTHUR LIKE TO WATCH TV FOR HOURS AT A TIME, SPOILED HIM WITH RIDES IN THE COUNTRY, EAT OUT IN RESTAURANTS AND PARTIES HELD BY THE FAMILY AND OTHERS, NEVER LEFT HIM AT HOME ALONE. FOR SOME TIME HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AND HE ENJOYED THE COMPANY OF CLASSMATES WHO PROTECTED HIM IF HE WENT ASTRAY OR OTHER QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOUR, TO THE CONSTERNATION OF HIS TEACHERS. SUCH WAS HIS DAILY ROUTINE, LIKE A 3 YEAR OLD BOY INSIDE AN INNOCENT FULL BLOWN MAN.
Almost everyone’s heard of someone “getting their bell rung” or “seeing stars” after a hit. Those phrases might make it seem like concussions aren’t a big deal. And it’s true that concussions aren’t usually life-threatening. But the effects can be serious and last for days, weeks or even longer.
One concussion usually doesn’t cause permanent brain damage. But experiencing multiple concussions over a lifetime can change your brain’s structure or how it works, which can lead to severe complications and increase your risk of developing serious health conditions.
How common are concussions?
Concussions are very common injuries. Experts estimate that between 1 and 3 million people visit the emergency room with a concussion in the U.S. each year.
They’re especially common in young athletes. In fact, concussions account for more than half of ER visits for kids ages 5 to 18 every year in the U.S.
I KNOW ARTHUR IS IN A BETTER PLACE NOW. AT THE END OF ARTHUR'S LIFE I AM THINKING OF Jesus Christ WHO began His teaching with eight statements of correlating blessing, instruction, and promise, which have come to be known as the beatitudes.
AT THE END OF HIS LIFE TWO OF THE BEATITUDES PERTAIN TO ARTHUR
Blessed are the clean in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Like "the meek" are those who submit to God's authority and make him Lord. Revelation 21:7 says God's children will "inherit all things."
We might have a different idea of meekness in our culture than in Jesus’ day.
To be meek is to be gentle, humble, lowly. “The meek are the ‘gentle’… those who do not assert themselves over others in order to further their own agendas in their own strength, but who will nonetheless inherit the earth because they trust in God to direct the outcome of events.” In Arthur's case, his mind can not discern which was right or wrong. Logic then, in the eyes of God he is clean in heart and did not commit any sin since his mind was pure as a new born baby.
DECEMBER 19, 2024 THURSDAY
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