In this essay, however, I explore the importance of narrative by connecting an ancient Middle Eastern teaching fable to a contemporary story of healing.

在这篇文章中，我将通过一个古代中东的寓言故事来当代的康复故事。

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It originates from the story of Aesculapius who was revered by the ancient Greeks as a god of healing and whose cult involved the use of snakes.

它起源于埃斯科拉庇俄斯的故事，古希腊人将其尊崇为医神，并且其崇拜涉及蛇的使用。

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But you remember the story of the famous Saint of Italy, who traveled from town to town healing the lame, the halt, and the blind.

但是你还记不记得那个著名的意大利圣人的故事，故事的主人公穿州过县治愈那些跛子、瘫子和盲人。

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To others, however, the increasingly frantic efforts to avoid scrutiny of the carefully constructed story that the economy is healing and not teetering on the brink of disaster signals that the illusion is nearing collapse.

FORBES: Distorted Government Statistics Endanger Our Economic Health