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...virus, Ho's introversion faded. "It took many years to reverse itself," Ho says. At the same time, his brothers say, he grew less temperamental and developed his legendary tranquillity. When colleagues threw a tantrum, Ho gently offered advice from Chinese philosophers. One of his favorites is the Taoist sage Lao-tzu, who said, "The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world...
Sitting across from an elderly sage in a rural community in India last year, Sumedha Lamba '98-'99 became convinced that medicine was her calling...
...adds that she takes it very seriously. Since the sage told her she has the power to heal, she has been unwavering in her pursuit of a career as a physician...
...Presidential campaigns have been called a lot of things, but few would argue with the elementary school student who said they "give us a great deal of happiness by their finally ending." Culled from social studies tests in schools around the U.S., the list of sage observations about politics currently circulating on the Net is often unintentionally hilarious. The difference between a King and a President? The King "is the son of his father, but the President is not." Even political analysts would agree with the student who wrote that it is possible to get the majority of the electoral...
Forty young Lakota warriors stand in prayer at the edge of a South Dakota pasture. They bless themselves with sage smoke and thank the spirit of the buffalo that is about to give up its life. A few bison look up from their grazing as a pickup truck churns slowly across the field. Then the crack of a rifle scatters the herd: Rocky Afraid-of-Hawk drops a yearling bull with one clean shot. The teenage warriors, dressed in Fila sneakers and No Fear sweatshirts, scramble in for a closer look as the older men skin the carcass. Later...