EXCERPT FROM "WISDOM, MADNESS, AND FOLLY"--R.D. LAING
"The New Year is the biggest celebration in Scotland. It is marked by prolonged carousing on the part of the alcoholic fraternity, but many teetotaller celebrate the spirit of the new year contently sober. There is no 'religion' about it. There is a special spirit abroad---'AULD LANG SYNE', 'A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT'.
In Gartnavel, in the so-called 'back wards', I have seen catatonic patients who hardly make a move or utter a...
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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS AND CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS
A good man sent me the following note.
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"This may sound a little strange but have you written your own obituary yet. I did several years ago and was totally honest about myself. I counted my many blessings and my numerous faults. I told of my life, my loves, and my desires that were unfilled. It was an eyeopening experience. I found that when I put it all i... Read More
