I Had A Terrible Temper, After All,

Children Need The Freedom And Time To Play. Play Is Not A Luxury; The Time Spent Engaged In It Is Not Time That Could Be Better Spent In More Formal Educational Pursuits. Play Is A Necessity.

Far Too Many Doctors-many Of Them Excellent Physicians-commit Suicide Each Year; One Recent Study Concluded That, Until Quite Recently, The United States Lost Annually The Equivalent Of A Medium-sized Medical School Class From Suicide Alone. Most Physician Suicides Are Due To Depression Or Manic-depressive Illness, Both Of Which Are Eminently Treatable. Physicians, Unfortunately, Not Only Suffer From A Higher Rate Of Mood Disorders Than The General Population, They Also Have A Greater Access To Very Effective Means Of Suicide.

Curiosity, Wonder, And Passion Are Defining Qualities Of Imaginative Minds And Great Teachers...restlessness And Discontent Are Vital Things... Intense Experience And Suffering Instruct Us In Ways Less Intense Emotions Can Never Do.

Who Would Not Want An Illness That Has Among Its Symptoms Elevated And Expansive Mood, Inflated Self-esteem, Abundance Of Energy, Less Need For Sleep, Intensified Sexuality, And- Most Germane To Our Argument Here-"sharpened And Unusually Creative Thinking" And "increased Productivity"?

Exuberance Is A Gift Of Grace That Allows Us To Move On, To Seek, To Love Again.