That Something

The post this week is to direct you towards one of the most famous chiropractic stories, "That Something".

The story of "That Something," it would seem, is thought to be intended to be an autobiographical sketch from the developer of chiropractic, BJ Palmer, and how he achieved success in his life .

How much of it is true and how much is part of the author's fertile imagination is unknown, probably to everyone except BJ himself.

It seems to me that it is not really important whether it is true, wholly, partly or not at all.

It is the message that is important. It is the message that everyone from Napoleon Hill and Clement Stone to Jim Rhone and Zig Ziglar have conveyed, which is, the key to success.

I believe the key lies in the two little words "I will."

"I" means taking responsibility for your life success or failure.

BJ realized very early in life that he was not a prisoner of his childhood or his cruel stepmother. He was responsible for his own life, to make it a success or failure. He knew he could not blame his faults or his problems on anyone else. I certainly would agree that one is success or failure in a matter of choice.

The second word, "will." demonstrates why one is responsible.

"Will" implies volition. Volition implies free choice. We are free to choose success or failure, right or wrong, good or evil. That seems to be the message of the story and how BJ chose to be successful in his life.

Of course, I would claim that those choices come from an educated brain, for that is why we have one! Innate intelligence does not make choices in the sense of good and bad decisions. It acts as a law or principle. Therefore it is up to our educated intelligence to make those choices which make for life what it is to be, for better or worse.

I would like to thank Joe Strauss' and his Green Book Club commentaries for much of the insight and commentary above.

You can read the entire story of "That Something" by clicking here.