Психолог призывает перестать скрывать болезни и жить в реальности

This guy is in the hospital, sitting up in bed. His wife is there. A friend is there. The guy is talking and smiling. Seems okay, but he is in the hospital. "Just a little heart thing, I am fine " Me thinking: "Well, you are in the hospital so this is not so little, or so fine " The wife: "Don't say anything to anyone." In the grand drama of life, I just do not get this desire to turn illness, injury - whatever - into some kind of well-guarded secret. It is as if there is some kind of deep shame attached to it. Maybe it is some perverse sense that if I am sick I brought it upon myself. "Don't say anything! People will judge me!” Or, maybe it is rooted in some bizarre sense that I have to present my self - always - as in perfect condition - to make a good impression and be the envy of the world. Maybe we want to think of our selves as invulnerable. What delusion! Live in reality, in truth. I facetiously imagine the scene: "Well, he is dead, but don't let anyone know." Yup, we will never figure that out. On the other hand, if we can live in reality - maybe, just maybe, the rest of us will take better care of ourselves, appreciate our health, see a doctor. In other words, getting over the secrecy hang-up may do some good for others. But it is me and my hang-ups which take precedent. In this case I think the couple was all about the impressions they made. And illness was not a good impression, as if we are all going to live forever. Be mindful - live in truth. In reality. If we are comfortable with our selves, not focused on everyone else, living in reality is what we do. Well, whether we like it or not we all live in reality. If is just that we can pretend otherwise.