Comments on: The True Cause Of Cruelty http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/19/the-true-cause-of-cruelty/ Reflections of a Buddhist Physician Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hyde Park Dissenter http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/19/the-true-cause-of-cruelty/#comment-13407 Hyde Park Dissenter Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:53:27 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=2860#comment-13407 Callous, stupid, willfully ignorant staff at major urban hospitals do nothing to further the cause of sympathy and good will. Some people should examine their own conduct and track record before they undertake to improve the world. Callous, stupid, willfully ignorant staff at major urban hospitals do nothing to further the cause of sympathy and good will. Some people should examine their own conduct and track record before they undertake to improve the world.

]]> By: Brave New Kitty » Cruelty and Personal Development http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/19/the-true-cause-of-cruelty/#comment-11391 Brave New Kitty » Cruelty and Personal Development Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:43:48 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=2860#comment-11391 [...] and a gentleness that I can only strive for. A few weeks back, he posted an article called “The True Cause of Cruelty,” which he describes thusly: It’s called the spirit of abstraction, a term originally coined by [...] [...] and a gentleness that I can only strive for. A few weeks back, he posted an article called “The True Cause of Cruelty,” which he describes thusly: It’s called the spirit of abstraction, a term originally coined by [...]

]]> By: Mary http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/19/the-true-cause-of-cruelty/#comment-7174 Mary Tue, 25 May 2010 21:35:28 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=2860#comment-7174 It's often been my experience that doctors abstract patients, to everyone's detriment. In a way, who can blame them—they're trying to get important work done in a span of 15 minutes. And sometimes when they've never met us before. Once I made an appointment with a new doctor for a chronic condition. I just went with who my insurance gave me. But I did some research on him beforehand and discovered that he's from the same city as me. I wondered if we might like the same teams, so I purposely wore a team sweatshirt to my first appointment, but didn't bring it up. Turns out I was right—we spent part of the appointment talking about our hometown, and how the team was doing. I have been seeing this doctor for years and we have a great relationship. It's been such a beneficial experience to see him as more than the doctor role he plays, and not to approach these ongoing appointments with total dread. I've tried getting to know other doctors too, and not all of them seem interested. It’s often been my experience that doctors abstract patients, to everyone’s detriment. In a way, who can blame them—they’re trying to get important work done in a span of 15 minutes. And sometimes when they’ve never met us before.

Once I made an appointment with a new doctor for a chronic condition. I just went with who my insurance gave me. But I did some research on him beforehand and discovered that he’s from the same city as me. I wondered if we might like the same teams, so I purposely wore a team sweatshirt to my first appointment, but didn’t bring it up.

Turns out I was right—we spent part of the appointment talking about our hometown, and how the team was doing. I have been seeing this doctor for years and we have a great relationship. It’s been such a beneficial experience to see him as more than the doctor role he plays, and not to approach these ongoing appointments with total dread.

I’ve tried getting to know other doctors too, and not all of them seem interested.

]]> By: How World Peace Is Possible « Happiness in this World http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/19/the-true-cause-of-cruelty/#comment-7049 How World Peace Is Possible « Happiness in this World Sun, 23 May 2010 19:27:43 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=2860#comment-7049 [...] their reasons, stir up the public, dehumanize the enemy (as I wrote about in an earlier post, The True Cause Of Cruelty), and send out their forces.  The number of people actually responsible for the decision to go to [...] [...] their reasons, stir up the public, dehumanize the enemy (as I wrote about in an earlier post, The True Cause Of Cruelty), and send out their forces.  The number of people actually responsible for the decision to go to [...]

]]> By: Breaking Free Of The Past « Happiness in this World http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/19/the-true-cause-of-cruelty/#comment-7044 Breaking Free Of The Past « Happiness in this World Sun, 23 May 2010 19:20:39 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=2860#comment-7044 [...] I wrote in an earlier post, The True Cause Of Cruelty, for me seventh grade was a disaster.  I was persecuted by anti-Semites and so traumatized that my [...] [...] I wrote in an earlier post, The True Cause Of Cruelty, for me seventh grade was a disaster.  I was persecuted by anti-Semites and so traumatized that my [...]

]]>