illness is easy. wellness is hard.

here's to the crazy ones.
the misfits.
the rebels.
the troublemakers.
the round pegs in the square holes.
the ones who see things differently.
they're not fond of rules.
and they have no respect for the status quo.
you can praise them, disagree with them,
quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
about the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
because they change things.
they invent. they imagine. they heal.
they explore. they create. they inspire.
they push the human race forward.
maybe they have to be crazy.
how else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written?
or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world...

...are the ones who do.


went to the first meeting for physicians for social responsibility today. i am tremendously excited--not only because this group exists but because philadelphia has the largest chapter in the country and are hosting their annual 'soul of medicine' brunch this sunday. i hope to tape some of the speakers, one of whom is the head of trauma here at temple.

'many new physicians are surprised to discover that most of health care doesn't have much to do with medicine...a close look at the history of disease suggests that clean water, adequate housing and improved literacy are as necessary for a population's health as the latest in medical care.' --avery hunt, the new physician.

many people believe that curing ::insert disease here:: is the chief concern of doctors around the world. don't get me wrong, curing cancer would be huge. but is there any less honor in starting small?

as for 'illness is easy, wellness is hard'--chalk another one up to dr. lyons who, incidently, is the advisor for psr at temple.

i'm perfectly comfortable with crazy.