Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Give up smoking. Don't get so fat. So much illness is self-induced - which I can't stand. And I'm not a good nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill.
So much illness is self-induced - which I can't stand. And I'm not a good nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill.
People that go through serious illness - you can either go one way or the other. You can either become despondent about it all. Or it kind of rejuvenates you, makes you focus on what's important.
Once illness strikes, you realize there's not a lot of time for you to do what you really need to do. And there's no time like the present.
When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.
It's so weird to have someone tell you you're sick when you feel really healthy and good.
When our bodies are sick and people extend their sympathy, bring us soup, offer up solutions. When our minds are sick, people tend to shy away from you, be afraid, or call you outright crazy. I'm fascinated by the way society and individuals view mental illness, and most of my shorts comment on that.
You become aware of an illness by understanding yourself and understanding the meaning that that illness has in your own life, symbolically and, more importantly, quite literally.
The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.
A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy.