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les parents d’un enfant qui s’était fait hospitaliser le soir même. Il était venu pour des maux de tête et les examens avaient révélé une tumeur au cerveau. Ce médecin, que j’avais écouté avec une admiration muette, ne leur communiqua pas seulement les éléments médicaux. Il aborda tous les aspects humains et tragiques de la situation et leur prodig
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“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”—
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
Mon devoir incluait dans un premier temps de comprendre ce qui leur donnait du sens et, dans un second temps, soit de planifier le sauvetage de ce qui pouvait l’être, soit d’autoriser l’apaisement dans la mort. Un tel pouvoir se fondait à parts égales sur une responsabilité et une culpabilité écrasantes et des récriminations.
Paul Kalanithi • Quand le souffle rejoint le ciel (Essais et documents) (French Edition)
Investor Rick Buhrman on the kindness of mastering your craft:
INTERVIEWER: What is the kindest thing that anyone's ever done for you?
BUHRMAN: ... our oldest son, Theo, who just turned seven, spent the first six months of his life in several NICUs. He was eventually helicoptered to Indianapolis at Riley Hospital for Children. And while we were liv
Before you are old attend as many funerals as you can bear and listen. Nobody talks about the departed’s achievements. The only thing people will remember is what kind of person you were while you were achieving.
Kevin Kelly • Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
The most obvious might be an impulse to frantic activity: to “live life to its fullest,” to travel, to dine, to achieve a host of neglected ambitions.
Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air
There are few things more devastating than to have
Howard Thurman • Jesus and the Disinherited
Bronnie Ware has taken care of many elderly people in the final stages of their lives. In a blog post titled, “Five Regrets of The Dying,” one of the most viewed online posts, she shared her reflections. The most common regret? Not staying “true to themselves” in their lives and focusing too much on what others expected of them. The reason articles
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