Page 110 - Romanticism: A Weapon of Satan

ROMANTICISM: A WEAPON OF SATAN

108 The mental problems
caused by
sentimentality show
themselves in physical
conditions and various
diseases.

are joyous, calm and composed,
live much longer lives compared
to those who are tense, stressed
and prone to tears, and it is a
scientifically proven fact that they
are healthier.
Moreover, confronted with
these physical changes, they make
the nightmare they are living
worse, instead of thinking about the transience of the world, their own
helplessness within it, and submitting in faith to God. Because they do
not consider the good that may come to them from growing old and
its effects, they are despairing and beset by continual anxiety. Caught
in this vicious circle, they are fixed in a burden that they are physically
unable to eradicate. In fact, doctors have indicated that a number of
illnesses are caused by sadness, worry and stress, and that the only
cure is in finding joy and becoming more optimistic.
It has been determined that a number of conditions-sleep and
eating disorders, high or low blood-pressure, stomach, kidney and
heart problems, asthma, allergies, eczema, psoriasis, migraines, cancer
and many illnesses-have psychological origins connected to stress and