The following is an excerpt from "Life Lessons", a recent book by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler. These two individuals share their experiences and observations from working with the terminally ill. A very powerful book - I highly recommend it.

 

~ Being ~

Who you are is eternal; it never has and never will change.

We often look to others to define us. If others are in a bad mood, we are brought down. If others see us as being wrong, we become defensive. But who we are is beyond attack and defense. We are whole, complete, and of worth just as we are, whether we are rich or poor, old or young, receiving an Olympic gold medal, or beginning or ending a relationship. Whether at the beginning or the end of life, at the height of fame or in the depths of despair, we are always the people behind our circumstances.

You are what you are, not your disease, not what you do. Life is about being, not doing.

 

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
Life Lessons
Scribner, New York, 2000

 

 

 


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