How our beliefs transform our genes and lives You might remember an interesting scene from the Hindi movie, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR. The art teacher (Aamir Khan) tells the rude and cursing father of the dyslexic kid (Darsheel) about Solomon Islands. In those islands, the tribal don’t cut down a tree. They surround the tree and curse it for hours every day. Within a few weeks, the tree dries up and becomes dead. Many of us might find that example too difficult to believe. How can intangible and invisible thoughts and…
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