Sometimes Miracles Occur Only When You Jump

The Year Showed Me Beyond A Doubt That Everyone Practices Cafeteria Religion... But The Important Lesson Was This: There's Nothing Wrong With Choosing. Cafeterias Aren't Bad Per Se... The Key Is In Choosing The Right Dishes. You Need To Pick The Nurturing Ones (compassion), The Healthy Ones (love Thy Neighbor), Not The Bitter Ones.

Let Me Tell You, Though: Being The Smartest Boy In The World Wasn’t Easy. I Didn’t Ask For This. I Didn’t Want This. On The Contrary, It Was A Huge Burden. First, There Was The Task Of Keeping My Brain Perfectly Protected. My Cerebral Cortex Was A National Treasure, A Masterpiece Of The Sistine Chapel Of Brains. This Was Not Something That Could Be Treated Frivolously. If I Could Have Locked It In A Safe, I Would Have. Instead, I Became Obsessed With Brain Damage.

The Best We Can Do, To Paraphrase Pollan, Is To Eat Whole Foods, Mostly Plants, And Not Too Much.

After A While, If You're Committed, You Start To Believe In The Things In Which You're Praying. It's Just Cognitive Dissonance. You Can't Live A Completely Religious Life And Not Start To Have It Sink In.

Med Students Panic Their First Year When They Learn All The Diseases. It's Not Until The Second Year That They Learn The Cures.