Well, I haven't been "in trouble" on this list for a while. So, here goes.
Chris, I
agree that human beings and that which afflicts them, is extraordinarily
complex. I agree
that we must be careful not to think that the likes of Pausch are a panacea,
although his
rapid rise to renown reflects a wide-spread need among so many people. Yet, as
the like
of Dick Cavett and Mike Wallace testify in interviews and on help ads, we do
have the
power to choose to fix "busted brains" in the attempt not to be "drowned," as
Cavett
phrased it, by their affliction and to become at peace with themselves and that
which is
around them. However, not all mental and emotional issues, for want of a
better term, are
physiological; not all can be managed or "cured" with a pill. We can't accuse
Pausch and
those who cheer him as simplistic and offer an alternative simplistic reality.
I would
argue that there is a place for the Pausches of this world, for medication and
meditation,
for drug-therapy and psycho-therapy. From my various personal observations and
experiences, as well as my wife's personal and professional experiences, too
much of
psychiatry and psychology seems to have gone from one extreme to another.
Contrary to the
impact of any extreme, we shouldn't drown out human nuance.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier
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