I love good quotes. I love those books of famous quotes and those calendars with the quote of the day on them. Today’s quote of the day seems especially fitting for those of us living with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. It’s from General Omar Bradley who became famous for his role in World War II, later became the first Joint Chief of Staff and was the last five star general we had in this country – at least the last one I can remember (yeah, I grew up as a military kid.)
Gen. Bradley says, “It is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.”
Yep, that seems pretty true of fighting Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. You either have it, or you don’t. We all wish we didn’t have it. But, if we do, we have two choices. We can sit around and wait for nature to act, or we can take action.
For me, action is power. Everyone has their own method of coping and I’m not here to pass judgment on someone else’s style – but for me, I can’t stand the idea of doing nothing. I have to do something – anything. I know many of you feel the same way, and so I thought you’d appreciate Gen. Bradley’s view.
Gen. Bradley says, “It is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.”
Yep, that seems pretty true of fighting Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. You either have it, or you don’t. We all wish we didn’t have it. But, if we do, we have two choices. We can sit around and wait for nature to act, or we can take action.
For me, action is power. Everyone has their own method of coping and I’m not here to pass judgment on someone else’s style – but for me, I can’t stand the idea of doing nothing. I have to do something – anything. I know many of you feel the same way, and so I thought you’d appreciate Gen. Bradley’s view.
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