Are powerful ways to remember and pass on lessons
Highlight lessons which are still applicable, generations later
Are more memorable if the lessons are pure fiction or at least part fiction mixed with objective truths
Do not represent certainties or all eventualities, but do represent accumulated wisdoms, which have stood the test of time and span geographies and cultures
Charles Tadros, M.D.
April 21, 2021
St. Louis, Missouri
IF AN ACTIVELY USING HEROIN ADDICT OR ALCOHOLIC TELLS US TO NOT START SHOOTING HEROIN OR DRINKING ALCOHOL, WE TEND TO DISMISS HIM/HER AND HIS/HER ADVICE (i.e., what does s/he know…s/he can’t even follow her/his own advice). IF THAT SAME ADDICT GETS CLEAN AND SOBER, AND BECOMES A DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR, NOW S/HE HAS GRAVITAS BEHIND THAT SAME EXACT ADVICE. Date November 10, 2022 In relation to distract FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, WE NOW HAVE A COMMODITIZATION OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. WE DO NOT NEED TO SPEND BIG SUMS OF MONEY IN ORDER TO GO TO SCHOOL. HOWEVER, WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE ARE STILL DIFFICULT TO COME BY, AND, TYPICALLY, IT TAKES YEARS TO INCORPORATE THESE INTO A FLUENCY IN THE WAY THAT WE THINK, SPEAK, AND ACT. Date August 9, 2021 In relation to commoditization My texting to a patient under my care. He has prolonged, severe anxiety, panic, and depression… Date February 13, 2025 In relation to ANXIETY
