Frankly, at this point in time, for economic secuity and for freedom's sake I'd rather be living in Sweden, a so'called "socialist state, by most people's standards. I'm going by all that I've seen and read about it--and my current state of disabiity and chronic illness. And, yes, I'm also a productive member of society--but hang on by the "skin of my teeth" and sometimes in extremeley difficuclt circumstances not of my own doing. Does this make me a better person, as some might argue (survival of the fittest?) I do not know or pretend to know. I do think I could be more productive if I did not have the added stress of all this on my plate--but I also know these spiritual battles are meant for my welfare, too (by a God Who cares for me)--and so I reinterpret them as "LOVING discipline, and it doesn't seem bad at all, but actually an exercise in self-control and how to be an even better person." Maybe this would be a helpful way for more people who are in my shoes, too--although when one REALLY needs a doctor, there is no substitute. I have found over the last couple of years, however, that one seldom needs one as often as one fears (and I am an RN, too.)
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