NOTE: This episode was recorded before the COVID-19 situation took hold. Given the rapidly changing situation, it may be jarring to hear me ignore it—and that’s why.
I was deeply moved by composure shown by Dr. Johnson in such a terrifying moment. I get tremendously rattled when I can’t find my phone right away! This example reminds me of how I can face life with more equanimity.
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This is an unofficial transcript meant for reference. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
I'm gettin rubin, and this is a little happier one of my favorite authors.
Samuel Johnson, also known as doktor johnson, the eccentric prolific eighteenth century writer and lexicon refer. His health was quite bad and in seventeen eighty three when doktor Johnson was about seventy four years old. He had a stroke that for a time, made him unable to
speak. I read the story of what happened in an account called the life of Samuel Johnson written in seventeen, eighty seven by sir John Hawkins. Ever since I read it, I can't stop thinking about it. This account says everything about doktor, Johnson, his brilliant with language, his abiding religious faith, his eccentricity, here's the account from sir john hawkins about the middle of june. Seventeen. Eighty three, his constitution sustained a severe shock that
Had ever before felt, this was a stroke of the policy, so very sudden and severe that had awakened him out of a sound sleep and rendered him for a short time speechless as it has not affected his intellectual powers. He and that company posture to which he was confined, attempted to repeat. First in english, then in latin and afterwards in greek, the lord's pray,
but succeeded in only the last effort immediately after which finding himself again bereft of the power of speech. He rang for his servant and making signs for pen ink and paper wrote and sent the following notice friend and next door. Neighbor Mister Allen, the printer johnson
rights. Dear sir, it have pleased almighty god this morning to deprive me of the powers of speech and, as I
not now, but that it maybe his farther good pleasure to deprive me soon of my senses. I request you will, on the receipt of this note, come to me and asked for me, as the exigencies of my case may require I am sincerely yours s. Johnson, his neighbor came over summoned a doctor and dark.
Johnson recovered, his ability to speak. I was so deeply moved by the calmness and composure shown by doktor Johnson in such a terrifying moment
I get tremendously rattled when I can't find my phone right away. This example reminds me of how I can face life with more equanimity. I'm Gretchen Rubin, and I hope this makes your week a little happier
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