Posts Tagged ‘empathy’
When You Think You Can’t Do Anything, There’s A Lot You Can Do
My son’s car was stolen from the streets of downtown Dallas about three weeks ago. He was visiting a friend, parked legally for about twenty minutes, and it was gone when he came out. His initial thought was that it was towed, and when he called, he was told that he would need to call…
Read MoreMore Hope For The Future
I spent a very pleasant afternoon yesterday in Wichita Falls, Texas, where I spoke to the Pre-Health Society at Midwestern State University. I was very impressed with this group of mostly premedical students. They were attentive and asked important questions about what the proper motivations should be to enter the medical profession. We talked about…
Read MoreThree Chords And The Truth
With the passing of Merle Haggard yesterday, I’ve been thinking a lot about my love of country music, and what that genre may have to teach us all a little more about life. My parents were born in the Virginia hill country and loved country music, which spoke to them about the problems in their…
Read MoreEmpathy Is Not Specific To Humans
Do yourself a favor and read this article from the New York Times Magazine. It describes how orphaned parrots are helping war veterans move beyond Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Apparently, parrots are highly social animals who are compelled to bond with their flock in the wild, and when domesticated, suffer intense distress until they…
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