The Dislocated Finger
IllustrationStory★★★★A MAN visited the doctor one day as he was in excruciating pain. The doctor asked him where it hurt and the man told him “all over.” There was not a part of the man that was not hurting. The doctor told him to touch his shoulder.
The man did and immediately hollered. The doctor told him to touch his own thigh. The man screamed. The doctor told him to touch his forehead.
The man did and then yelled in agony. The doctor said, “I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. Let’s try one more thing … touch your toes.” The patient touched his toes and grimaced.
“Oh Doc, everywhere I touch I hurt.” The doctor examined him and said, “No wonder, you’ve got a dislocated finger!” Many of us have experienced this phenomenon where everywhere we turn in life seems to be painful but only due to one specific area of hurt that is radiating into every other area of our lives.
The point
A man complains of pain everywhere; the doctor discovers his finger is dislocated—one specific injury radiates pain throughout. Many life problems stem from one central hurt.