There must be something about turning 40 and having 4 kids. Two politician, Ruth Kelly in the UK and our very own Katherine Rich decided to "put family first" after 4 and 9 years in frontline politics, respectively.
It must be a hard decision. To go against the contemporary view of able to "do it all".
As I continue to reflect and wonder, I now realize that as a physician I am merely a shepherd guiding others through this convoluted, confusing, and forever-changing thing we call life. And in time, with time, things will be okay—they will be as they must. 72 hours The measure of a Man
There is no doubt that the upcoming US election is much more fascinating then our kiwi election later this year. To compare the two, as some commentator had, is nonsense. It´s not even comparing apple to orange but more like apple to banana.
Cognition vs emotion. Which domain really direct human behaviour? We shall see.
These two speeches of course, are quite different from the timeless-ness of this following one.
