tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post8161576645092459310..comments2023-07-21T07:01:10.447-04:00Comments on A Jolly Company: Holistic thinkingNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07288330419297657142noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-70747109117458859952007-02-15T23:58:00.000-05:002007-02-15T23:58:00.000-05:00Beautiful posts. I just stumbled upon your blog. Y...Beautiful posts. I just stumbled upon your blog. <BR/>You seem to have the heart exactly in the right place.<BR/>I did want to comment on one thing, which I know is not the point of your post.<BR/>About being a Christian. Isn't it more about being Spiritual. As we know there are so many religions out there, that truly are divine, yet may not relate to Christianity.<BR/>I'm not from USA, nor am I Christian. I just wish people would open up the dialogue about being spiritual, and spiritually minded. I believe we can all relate to that, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and all others.<BR/><BR/>Compassion is taught in all religions, in all faiths, and I believe that is where we ought to open up the dialogue.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful blogs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-89725460741454894272007-01-17T14:54:00.000-05:002007-01-17T14:54:00.000-05:00It took me some time to come up with the right wor...It took me some time to come up with the right word. I'm glad 'exquisite' was a good choice.arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306397067749403611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-68268496947276322972007-01-16T11:18:00.000-05:002007-01-16T11:18:00.000-05:00There is a continent that lies before you on this ...There is a continent that lies before you on this odyssey of yours, and I can only guess from a few blog interactions that you have not yet reached that shore. Like the auditor in Whitman's poem, it will be very much like stepping out of the lecture hall to gaze at the night sky, realizing that, paradoxically, you are seeing something for the first time. The new country is Fatherhood, and when you hold your own miracle in your hands and day by day behold that growing life you will increasingly find harmony...be careful, Medicus, to be there. GTB. Very nice post, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-31925070512159483642007-01-15T11:55:00.000-05:002007-01-15T11:55:00.000-05:00ibid - Ah, that makes sense.
arcturus - thanks, a...ibid - Ah, that makes sense.<br /><br />arcturus - thanks, and I think you're right on. Additionally, I love the word "exquisite." Nice. So, do you have a blog?<br /><br />Angry Medic - I'll definitely be posting more neurosurgery stories, if only because, as I commented a while ago, this is a great way to vent. Thanks for the kind words, and though I would hesitate to say Christian docs are more tireless and compassionate, faith definitely helps put things in perspective, and gives us a strength others must find in less dependable ways.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288330419297657142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-20442018463953217102007-01-15T08:45:00.000-05:002007-01-15T08:45:00.000-05:00Oh, and one final point: I liked how you tied in y...Oh, and one final point: I liked how you tied in your Christian values with practising medicine. It may just be my rose-tinted glasses, but I find that my Christian colleagues practise medicine with a lot more compassion and tirelessness. You sound like you'll make one heckuva doctor, whether you choose the physician's path or the surgeon's.The Angry Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-56147876627455596732007-01-15T08:43:00.000-05:002007-01-15T08:43:00.000-05:00Whoa. Very Zen, Nathan. Nice post. I can see now w...Whoa. Very Zen, Nathan. Nice post. I can see now why you previously said you had more of the patience and thoroughness suited to an internist.<br /><br />Okay, I haven't been checking in here for a while, but I'm catching up on your posts and I have to say, you are my new hero. Neurosurgery has always been one of my favourite specialties, but I don't get to get down and dirty for another 2 years, so in the meantime any med student doing it gets my adulation. More posts! Give us more!The Angry Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-55619042178611727142007-01-13T00:49:00.000-05:002007-01-13T00:49:00.000-05:00That's a rather beautiful thought, actually. It's ...That's a rather beautiful thought, actually. It's easy to wrap ourselves up in the little things when, regardless of what the scientists say, we have an exquisitely glorious duty to live as Christians.arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306397067749403611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411997.post-48557540319095393482007-01-12T23:25:00.000-05:002007-01-12T23:25:00.000-05:00'tis true. And, by the way, the "frosting on the c...'tis true. And, by the way, the "frosting on the cake" comment was by my dad, who is also a reflective person in the medical field... only he's getting old.Ibidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917932517349711431noreply@blogger.com