Since I was leaving for Beijing tomorrow, I decided to go to this doctor that my host sister recommended because my ankle still hurt after spraining it two weeks ago. So, I went, and all the doctor did was nod, asked me what I was doing in Taiwan, and then told me to take my medicine three times a day. Then, he sent me to his assistant who gave me a hot towel treatment and massage. This was when it got interesting.
After around five minutes, the assistant suddenly started to talk to me, and the first thing he said was, "You have a very optimistic personality. I know by feeling the bone in your leg," in Chinese of course. And the rest of the conversation was like this:
Assistant (A): You're not very athletic. You're more of a literary person.
Billy (B): Very true. I do like words.
A: You're also a very step-by-step individual.
B: Wow...very true.
A: You're also very focused.
Kelly (friend who took me to the doctor): So, can you also tell his future?
A: Well, the bone in the leg only tells one's personality.
This type of practice is called 摸骨 (Mo Gu - "Mo" means to feel and "Gu" mean bone), and it's an ancient Chinese tradition.
I didn't learn much about how my ankle was doing with this doctor's visit, but I'm thinking maybe next time I should injure another part of my body and get another reading.
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