Barefoot
Doctors
Throughout
all history, and all civilization,
there
have been those who care;
Who
nurture, strengthen, and inspire,
who
have healed when we were in despair.
We
call them Barefoot Doctors,
who
heal with honor and skill;
Respecting
all whom they touch,
Proving
their goodwill.
First
is a stage of aspiration,
“I’d
like to learn to heal”
So
the aspirant will study and absorb,
to
gain good knowledge and zeal.
Concurrently
they start on their own wellness,
and
seek out a way to serve.
Their
study of healing is supported,
by
the wisdom they seek to preserve.
As
they persevere,
they
forge their discipline.
Apprenticing
to those who have been there before,
and
whose wisdom is clinically proven.
And
they further discipline their own mind and body,
towards
the wellness that they seek;
And
service better as they gain more skill,
to
make their medicine complete.
When
they have the blessings of their teachers,
and
their wellness is proved in their health.
Their
honor is shown in the success of there service,
and
they heal for need, not wealth.
Thus
they become a barefoot doctor,
after
aspiration and discipline succeed.
Healing
and teaching those who come to them,
serving
their healing needs.
There
is no license needed to help,
only
the covenant of those involved.
thus
a Barefoot Doctor,
helps
our wellness to evolve.
And
their won health shows the success of their wellness,
and
the wisdom of discipline;
Their
service builds faith from the community,
keeping
them wanted throughout the land.
And
so they pass on their mastery of healing,
and
live with care and service;
This
indeed is a barefoot doctor,
who
heals with care and goodwill.