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away from desperation and madness. Gonzales has learned from
other survivors that their success is often very closely related to a
persistent appreciation for any beauty they can see in their current
situation. Simultaneously coupled is usually a goal kept in mind for
their return (e.g. greeting or comforting a spouse or child).
The grateful perspective being less obvious, he exemplifies this
as a constant admiration for the beauty of the environment, and a
focus on what is going right.
“The sun beams are always there. The trick is in seeing them.”
– Laurence Gonzales.
As a doctor, I find this both captivating and revealing. The
paradigm of the survivor mentality parallels the stout heart of our
dear patients we have fought for, and rejoiced with when they have
pulled through. Not always is the culprit of destruction a wrecked
airplane or a ghastly mountain storm; sometimes it is the much
more tangible car accident, or cancer—often equally as unexpected.
The approach of the survivors, however, seems to be consistent.
Dr. Ferguson is a PGY3 Emergency Medicine Resident at the University
of Louisville Hospital.
A survivor of 53 days at sea described it as thus: “I am con-
stantly surrounded by a display of natural wonders… It is beauty
surrounded by ugly fear. I write in my log that it’s a view of heaven
from a seat in hell.”
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