Comments on: Patch Adams, a “Scientist of Joy”, and Global Health and Humanitarian Summit http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/11/18/patch-adams-and-global-health-and-humanitarian-summit/ Blog of P. Clint Rogers, PhD: Culture, Training, and Technology Specialist Thu, 17 May 2012 22:44:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Jason http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/11/18/patch-adams-and-global-health-and-humanitarian-summit/#comment-5372 Jason Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:58:07 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/11/18/patch-adams-and-global-health-and-humanitarian-summit/#comment-5372 His purity of focus is what strikes me. From wanting to be a "scientist of joy," he extrapolates out to his medical practice and his personal philosophy of living. I bet this purpose statement also affects how he approaches relationships with family and friends, how he votes, how he spends his leisure time, and probably even what he dreams about. Having such a disciplined focus seems key to unifying the potentially segmented facets of our busy lives. His purity of focus is what strikes me. From wanting to be a “scientist of joy,” he extrapolates out to his medical practice and his personal philosophy of living. I bet this purpose statement also affects how he approaches relationships with family and friends, how he votes, how he spends his leisure time, and probably even what he dreams about.

Having such a disciplined focus seems key to unifying the potentially segmented facets of our busy lives.

]]> By: Rody http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/11/18/patch-adams-and-global-health-and-humanitarian-summit/#comment-5385 Rody Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:19:39 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/11/18/patch-adams-and-global-health-and-humanitarian-summit/#comment-5385 If the guys on the death rows had a chance to make their guard's lives more joyful, it would be the same. We are all meant to die and yet eternal life is near as well. Suicide, natural death or sentence. Joy is a gift to everybody. It is one's choice? If the guys on the death rows had a chance to make their guard’s lives more joyful, it would be the same. We are all meant to die and yet eternal life is near as well. Suicide, natural death or sentence. Joy is a gift to everybody. It is one’s choice?

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