Happiness in this World

In 2002, my third-youngest brother and his wife announced they were going to have a baby.  The news absolutely floored me.  This would be the first baby of our generation and represented a significant life change for us all.
I left their apartment that night thinking about life stages and transitions and found myself wondering why [...]

Years ago, a hulk of a man came to see me with a lump in his neck.  He was as big as the lump was small, standing at least six and half feet tall with shoulders that seemed almost as broad.  His lump, in contrast, was only 2 cm wide.
Wide enough, however, to warrant concern.  [...]

When I was a resident I was given the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars designed to improve my teaching skills.  In one discussion group the discussion leader asked us a question to which no one had an immediate answer.  He waited.  And waited.  And waited.  Finally, one of my colleagues offered an [...]