“The world is in an extremely dangerous situation, and serious diseases often require the risk of a dangerous cure like the Pasteur serum for rabies.” WorldPastSituationRiskDangerousSeriousDiseaseCuresDangerous SituationsPasteurRabies Book:The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are Source: The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
“Bad things do happen in the world, like war, natural disasters, disease. But out of those situations always arise stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” PeopleWorldWarStoriesHappensNaturalSituationDiseaseOrdinaryExtraordinaryDisasterAriseBad ThingsOrdinary PeopleExtraordinary ThingsNatural DisasterOrdinary Things Author:Daryn Kagan
“No matter who you are, what you've accomplished, what your financial situation is - when you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can't work, can't live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don't know what to expect.” KnowsFeelsMatterParentSituationDiseaseWho You AreFinancialAccomplishedDependentHelplessAlzheimerToddlerAlzheimer's Author:Maria Shriver
“To be brutally honest, for much of that time, I was the only person in the world with Parkinson's. Of course, I mean that in the abstract. I had become acutely aware of people around me who appears to have the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but as long as they didn't identify with me, I was in no rush to identify with them. My situation allowed, if not complete denial, at least a thick padding of insulation.” PeopleIfsWorldMeanPersonsLongCoursesSituationHonestDiseaseDenialAbstractSicknessThickSymptomsParkinsonParkinson'sBrutally HonestInsulation Author:Michael J. Fox
“Meditation doesn't lead you to silence; meditation only creates the situation in which the silence happens. And this should be the criterion - that whenever silence happens laughter will come into your life. A vital celebration will happen all around. You will not become sad, you will not become depressed, you will not escape from the world. You will be here in this world, but taking the whole thing as a game, enjoying the whole thing as a beautiful game, a big drama, no longer serious about it. Seriousness is a disease.” WorldShouldWholeBigsHappensBeautifulGamesEnjoySilenceSituationMeditationThis WorldSeriousDramaDiseaseLaughterCelebrationCriteriaSeriousness Author:Rajneesh
“So here's the situation confronting the drug firms: The drugs cost more to make, but they can't charge more for them. What do they do? Increasingly, the U.S. market is driving them toward drugs aimed at the diseases of richer, older Americans and away from antimicrobials, vaccines, and the like.” SituationCostDrugDiseaseMedicineDrivingFirmVaccinesConfronting Author:Donald Kennedy
“The turn of the century was the lowest point for the devastation of Indian culture by disease and persecution, and it's a wonder to me that they survived it and have not only maintained their identity, but are actually growing stronger in some ways. The situation is still very bad, especially in certain geographical areas, but there are more Indians going to school, more Indians becoming professional people, more Indians assuming full responsibility in our society. We have a long way to go, but we're making great strides.” PeopleWayLongStillsSchoolCertainTurnsCultureResponsibilitySituationWonderGrowingCenturyIdentityBecomingDiseaseAreasStrongerAssumingIndianOur SocietySurvivedLowestPersecutionLong WayStrideAmerican IndianDevastationIndian CultureLong Way To GoLowest PointGrowing Stronger Author:N. Scott Momaday
“We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation-just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer-we are challenged to change ourselves.” ThinkingHumansMayMatterAbleTurnsForgetSituationFateChangedBearsDiseaseAchievementTragedyCancerWitnessTriumphHopelessNever ForgetFind MeSearch For MeaningHuman PotentialMeaning LifePredicamentsMans Search For MeaningIncurable DiseaseHopeless SituationsPersonal Tragedy Book:Man's Search for Meaning: A Young Adult Edition Source: Man's Search for Meaning: A Young Adult Edition