Shortcuts

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...

Wise Words

Words sting, encourage, dishearten, or sooth. They are powerful – dangerous as well as inspiring. In fact, societies are built upon words that shape the thinking within that culture. Having lived in the Philadelphia area of the United States for many years, the...

Reality vs. Mirage (Illusion)

Amazing! My friend with whom I was playing billiards thought my cue ball had leapt over another ball and knocked the eight-ball into the corner pocket. This was a mystery to me since nothing of the sort had transpired. We were playing pool in a psychiatric hospital...