The Best Living Proof

Again from Brad Blanton’s brilliant Radical Honesty:

“All illnesses, whether psychological or physical, are stress-related. . .  As I have worked with people under stress over the years, I have become more interested in life-management on the physical and immediate level, and less interested in the intricacies of deep psychological meaning. It is through this interest that I have discovered the practical value of telling the truth.”

And then he relates a brief description of a psychiatrist Blanton once was mentored by, then had in therapy.

He was “without a doubt a genius” and was “great to talk to” but he was “a pathetically miserable son-of-a-bitch and the best living proof I’ve seen that our minds’ attempts to finally solve life’s meaning are in no way related to the good life.”

Finally, “He didn’t understand what anyone’s grandmother could have told him: if you take care of your physical health, you do better. And if you don’t, no matter how smart you are, you won’t be very happy.” 

Health is the first manifestation of Wealth.

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