I just returned from Fairfield; a semi-small town located in southeast Iowa. I had been invited to go there this past weekend to train many other fellow laborers. We share in a common mission to effectively spread our personally experienced, compassionate message about how ionized, alkaline water can be truly health enabling for everyone. But what a delightful surprise was waiting for me!
When it came time for me to present, I began by sharing with my audience a thumbnail sketch of my story. About how I was initially very skeptical about ionized water, but fortunately remained open-minded. After witnessing what the water was doing for the health of several folks whom I personally knew, I had decided to take a closer look. When it came time for me to briefly mention to my listeners the personal impact that Dr. Ray Kurzweil's article about this water had on me, I heard a voice from the back of the room saying "this man personally knows Dr. Kurzweil". That surprised me, how could someone from this rural area be connected to a computer science "giant" like Dr. Kurzwel? Fortunately for me and everyone else in the audience, my presentation was followed up by this gentleman sitting in the back of the room coming forward - Dr. Jim Van Pelt.
So Dr. Jim, a wiry man in his early 70's, also shared his story with us. It turns out that my friend Phil, who hosted this meeting, first introduced the water to Dr. Jim; but frankly Jim didn't want to have anything to do with the water nor Phil for that matter. So as soon as Phil left, Jim poured the water out. Then Dr. Jim quickly found a website that justified his terse reaction, labelling folks like Phil as "scammers", pushing their quackery "pseudo-science" on unsuspecting others.
Thinking that this was all behind him, several months later Jim was surprised to greet Dennis at his home's front door. Dennis had something he wanted to share with Jim - yeah, you guess right, this water! But Dennis' attractive "genuineness" caught Jim and his wife's attention. Dennis shared with them his story, about how he was losing his battle with cancer until, after several rebuffs, he consented to try Phil's water and amazingly witnessed his body positively respond and restore itself to health. So this time when Dennis shared water with Jim, he did not pour it out because his wife insisted on trying it herself. But Dr. Jim was still reluctant to drink it himself.
After a few weeks went by, Jim's wife was very much enjoying the affects the water was having on her health. Dennis faithfully kept supplying her with fresh water twice weekly. Dr. Jim could not deny what was happening to his wife, so he went back to the internet to see if he could understand more about this water. Just like me, although quite skeptical, he opened his mind just enough to take a second look. And also just like me, he came across this very same Dr. Ray Kurzweil's article touting the legitimacy of the science behind this water. But, unlike me, Dr. Jim had an ace up his sleeve that he could play.
For you see, Dr. Jim personally knew Dr. Ray. In fact, Dr. Jim was Ray's first boss and mentor! Can you believe that? As a freshly minted PHD from MIT, Dr. Ray came to work at the National Science Foundation, where Dr. Jim, a dual PHD himself, was a managing director. Dr. Jim was launching a new research study at that time, exploring how computer technology could be harnessed to positively impact the deaf. Finding Dr. Ray both eager and available to join his team, their lifetime friendship and co-admiration was birthed.
So Dr. Jim picked up his phone and called Dr. Ray. "So this water is legitimate?" Jim asked. "Yes Jim, the science behind it is both sound and verifiable. I have personally verified all of it's properties, including it's molecular restructured property (micro-clustering) with an electron microscope. But Jim I know you well. Just trying and physically experiencing the benefits of this water for yourself will not fully satisfy your intellectually curiosity; so here are some scientific studies you can study".
Dr. Jim then proceeded to tell us how he joined his wife in drinking the water. Not only that, but how he then joined all of us over a year ago in "sharing" this water with others. Wow! At the conclusion of his talk, after praising what this water can do for everyone's health, he declared while waving his arms over his head and with a big grin on his face, that he felt 50 years old once again!
I must admit, this unexpected encounter was very refreshing for me. For you see, even veterans like myself in our quest to share the message about this water to everyone around us, get weary at times of others rolling their eyes at us upon hearing our message. But now having the image of Dr. Jim waving his arms in glee permanently imprinted in my mind along with so many experiences I have accumulated these past four years, gives me more fuel to press on in this mission to let others know how vital water is to our heath and that not all waters are created equal! I thank my God, my Provider for this encouraging "gift" from above.
Dr. Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists. He’s been awarded 19 honorary doctorates, honored by 3 US Presidents and is recipient of many of the nations highest awards for excellence. He has been called “the restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes magazine and PBS included him as one of 16 “revolutionaries who made America,” along with other inventors of the past two centuries. Time magazine writes, “Kurzweil’s eclectic career and propensity of combining science with practical—often humanitarian—applications have inspired comparisons with Thomas Edison”. Among Kurzweil’s many honors, he is the recipient of the $500,000 MIT-Lemelson Prize, the world’s largest for innovation. In 1999, he received the National Medal of Technology, the nation’s highest honor in technology, from President Clinton in a White House ceremony. And in 2002, he was inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame, established by the US Patent Office. Author of several books Dr. Kurzweil second book in 1993, The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life, How to Eliminate Virtually All Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer, was published by Crown Publishers. The book stemmed from Ray’s successfully curing himself of type II Diabetes through a nutritional program he had researched himself.
Wow!!! I so so needed to read this!
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