"We live in an artifical and speeded-up world that demands quick fixes and

 

freedom from pain. However, when a person can learn to love his symptoms,

 

irrational as this may seem, and try to understand and honor the messages

 

they bring, sickness is transformed into a guide that leads, in its leisurely,

 

rambling way, to the greatest treasure to be found: an authentic, conscious,

 

and meaningful individual life."

 

-Janet O. Dallett  

Listening to the Rhino: Violence and Healing in a Scientific Age