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Anyone with PD that can find anything positive about it needs to have the last remaining viable neurons in his/her brain examined. Maybe I am too shallow. I can't see where losing your job, fracturing your family, straining your marriage, and taking 20 minutes to dress are such wonderful life experiences. Is it me? (Go ahead Janet make my day) Greg 47/35/35 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Murray" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 3:59 PM Subject: Re: woe is me > Thank you thank you. What a wonderful exchange you started. Especially > liked the idea of positive PD Place advanced by Gerrit. > > Even Scott Peck's now famous saying about life being difficult means > different things to different people. > > A friend quoted the following to me years ago (I know not the source): > > "Life is not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be lived." > > The way I look at it, living with PD is a bit like venturing into the > Himalayas while most of our brothers and sisters travel less rugged > slopes. We can grumble about the steepness and hazards of our climb, > preoccupied with the expense of our climbing gear and the physical > exhaustion we experience step by step, ever more fearful as the slopes > turn into shear walls of granite, or we can live in the moment and focus > on appreciating the spectacular beauty found only in such imposing > terrain. No one can take this choice from us. > > Love > Chuck >