"A book ought to be an ax to break the frozen sea within us."
— Anton Chekov
I am rereading Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder in preparation for my review of the book at our next book club meeting. Once again I am struck by Dr. Paul Farmer's singleminded pursuit of healing for the people in the mountains of Haiti. He has been incredibly persistent. He has also been lucky in his choice of educational institution to find a place that accommodates his style of learning.
I will post more about this as I find other resources that speak to the situation in Haiti.
I greatly admire people such as Paul Farmer who find their calling in life and pursue it with unwavering determination. Another powerful book by Tracy Kidder is Strength in What Remains, which also tells about a courageous, determined man—Deogratias, who escapes civil war and genocide in Burundi. Paul Farmer returns toward the end of the book.
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