'And how comfortless is the thought that the sickness of the normal does not necessarily imply as its opposite the health of the sick, but that the latter usually only present, in a different way, the same disastrous pattern.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The discomfort lies in realizing that the 'normal' illness does not guarantee the 'sick' is healthy; the sick often show the same disastrous patterns in another form.
- In plain terms
- Normal and sick share the same hidden flaws.
- What can you take from it?
- Look beyond appearances for true health.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does 'normal' really mean?
- How can we detect hidden patterns?
Another view
Not all differences are merely superficial.
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