CHAPTER 8
BE THE GROWN-UP IN THE ROOM
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
—RUMI
YOUR NIECE SAYS she wants to be a doctor, and her eyes fill with the vision of being honored for healing the human body and respected for her knowledge and education. But what she’s actually signing up for is a life of blood, feces, urine, bad smells, angry relatives, lack of appreciation, blame, late nights, exhaustion, and second-guessing.
She will also experience a life of meaning through caring for and healing people, treating the sick and wounded, attending to the helpless, helping people die with ...
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