Precis:
Paul Farmer had an extremely unusual childhood. His parents were very strict, particularly his dad. Paul ended up being an extremely intelligent kid, who went to and finished college despite some tough times.Paul is a doctor and a writer today. Quite the overachiever with those two professions. Paul eventually ends up in Haiti where he tries to help the one of the poorest countries on the western hemisphere out.
Quotes:
" I may as well say that from the moment I saw Zanmi Lasante, out there in the little village of Cange, in what seemed to me like the end of the Earth. in what was in fact one of the poorest parts of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. I felt I'd encountered a miracle." (Kidder 20)
"In Haiti. I knew per capita incomes came to a little more than one American dollar a day, less than that in the central plateau." ( Kidder 20)
" But they blow their noses into dresses because they don't have tissues, wipe their asses with leaves, and have to apologize to their children for not having enough to eat." (Kidder 40)
Thoughts and Questions:
Paul seems to genuinely care about helping people, he has a gift and I'm glad that he seems to be trying to use it right. Paul is someone who hands on helps people, instead of just sending money and calling it a day. It's very inspiring in a way. Paul seems to try his patients as humans and not just patients. This probably positively affects everyone a lot more.
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