SCURVY

If you’ve ever read a detailed account of a person experiencing scurvy, you’ll know it’s not fun. Everything goes wrong. Your teeth fall out, wounds you thought were healed reopen, bones break, jaundice, and fever can all occur. For centuries, it limited maritime travel and exploration and mystified physicians. But upon returning to land, sailors who had been sick for months would start to recover almost immediately. Scurvy can be treated with as little as 10mg of Vitamin C, or about one eighth of an orange.

Sometimes when we’re missing something important the negative effects appear slowly. And it only takes the slightest reintroduction to remind us how important something is. That’s the attitude we take towards challenging ourselves. It’s refreshing, even restorative, to use our full capabilities, be they mental or physical. Be grateful for the challenges that come your way.