by marshal | Feb 1, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Purity, Truth
Recently, I lent my reading glasses to a friend. She immediately laughed and asked, "How often do you clean your glasses?" Obviously not often enough! Using reading glasses to correct the deficits in my vision is not the total answer to my farsightedness....
by marshal | Dec 20, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Truth
A few years ago while reading the newspaper in my Budapest office I shared with a Hungarian colleague an interesting news story. His response startled me. He was extremely skeptical. In fact, he suggested that I was gullible to believe anything I read in a newspaper....
by marshal | Oct 5, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Truth
His presence is imposing. At six feet seven inches, his entrance into a room commands attention. His winsome, warmly engaging personality only enhances the impact of his presence. I greatly respect him and find pleasure in being in his company. My thoughts have...
by marshal | Aug 30, 2006 | Competence, Lessons Learned, Truth
The volume of information about the human body overwhelmed me during my medical school days. I was eager to conquer that medical information in order to begin diagnosing and treating diseases. However, a course called "Putting the Ill at Ease" changed my...
by marshal | May 10, 2006 | Lessons Learned, Truth
In 1836 Pierre Louis conducted tests proving that "blood letting" did not help cure patients. In fact, it was usually detrimental. Such discoveries were the beginning of evidence-based medicine, using scientific methods (clinical trials) to prove that a...
by marshal | Jan 25, 2006 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
The American Dialect Society creates a word that best reflects the uniqueness of each year. TRUTHINESS is the winner for 2005 – defined as: "the quality of stating concepts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than facts." (USA Today,...
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