I think a lot of people going through something hard end up making something out of it that they never would have wanted to. I really like the book, Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Franklin. He quotes Nietzsche who says he who has a why to live can bear almost any how. Like if you have meaning, you can actually handle a lot of destruction around you because you have something to live for. It's sort of like Maslow's hierarchy like turned upside down right.
Lucy Kalanithi is a doctor, a mom, and the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the bestselling memoir, “When Breath Becomes Air.” Lucy was at Paul's side through his final days, both at home and at the hospital. In this conversation, she reflects on how his death transformed her relationship to time, and how we make meaning in the world.
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