EMPTY WEALTH
Recently, after speaking to a meeting of a county medical society, I rode to the airport with three of the physicians. As we drove through an area of sparkling new homes, I commented on the beauty of this community. I was startled by the response of the three doctors to my remark. Here is a composite of their comments: “Those beautiful homes,” they said, “hide a great deal of illness. This is one of the sickest communities any of us has ever seen. They keep us doctors going night and day. The sad part is that we are fighting a losing battle, because the physical complaints these people present are for the most part only symptoms of a crazy, mixed-up society where everybody is striving for the wrong things. These people don’t need physical care as much as they need spiritual care. As doctors, we have hesitated to tell them this because we felt that such advice is out of our line.…
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