Cash: I went into a coma and I was there for 12 days. They all thought I was dying and they couldn't diagnose what was wrong with me. They finally came up with a diagnosis of Shy-Drager syndrome. It was few months later they realized I didn't have that so it was Parkinson's. And then it was not that. Then finally it was autonomic neuropathy. ... And I'm pretty well resolved to the fact that that's what it is. And it's a slow process of the nerve endings. King: No cure? Cash: No, I don't think so. But that's all right. There's no cure for life either.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He accepts his illness with peace, noting life itself has no cure.
- In plain terms
- My disease is hard but life is too.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept what you cannot change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you face hardship?
- What gives you peace?
Another view
Acceptance can feel like giving up to some.
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