What psychiatry teaches us about professionalism, loss, and becoming human
There is an old parable about a farmer whose horse runs away.
The neighbors cry, “Such bad luck!”
The farmer only replies, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.”
The next day, the horse returns with two wild horses. “Such good fortune!” they cheer.
Again, the farmer answers, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.”
Soon after, the farmer’s son breaks his leg taming one of the horses. “Such misfortune!”
The farmer answers, “Maybe so, maybe …
What psychiatry teaches us about professionalism, loss, and becoming human
