by marshal | Nov 12, 2003 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
Referring to the war in Iraq, a network news reporter recently suggested that newly found freedom allows the Iraqi people to express themselves through suicide bombings and destruction. The concept of freedom within the bounds of responsibility to society was...
by marshal | Oct 1, 2003 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
Untruth is amazingly easy to believe, especially when we are faced with so many conflicting perspectives. A medical school professor taught me that patients will often believe their grandmother before they believe their doctor, and this has certainly been my...
by marshal | Jun 25, 2003 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
The grids through which we filter "truth" reveal much about us and our worldview. Many factors influence our decisions or opinions. Being young or old, rich or poor, male or female, employed or unemployed, slave or free can affect our view of...
by marshal | Jun 18, 2003 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
As I examined the box, I doubted that the taping would hold. The box contained some of the contents of our Budapest apartment. So I took out my trusty duck tape and began to wrap and wrap and wrap. At the end, the box was more tape than cardboard — a sight to...
by marshal | May 28, 2003 | Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
Watching a mother and her two small children take a shortcut across dangerous tram tracks and a busy street was almost more than I could bear. As an emergency physician, I have spent much of my life medically "fixing" the shortcuts people have taken. But who...
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