Neurologist writes beautiful essay about what it's like learning he's about to die

Oliver Sachs is a neuroscientist, a well-known writer who writes articles and books of many New Yorkers, started writing articles on the New York Times on Thursday, sharing his advanced liver cancer It was.

Sack was always the master grasping and grasping some of the most difficult and inexplicable human conditions, and for some reason he was able to turn his own shot to himself.

To make 81-year-old Sachs appreciate his long and rich career, he says, "even if he feels a sense of departure" to live "as rich, deepest, most productive way as possible" I will explain the new commitment. And perspective.

His almost unparalleled skill in communicating this view to the reader in such a moving and convincing way makes his articles more difficult to read.

I suddenly understood the focus and point of view. I do not have time to do something unnecessary. I have to focus myself, my work, and my friends. I do not see the "news clock" every night. I no longer care about the debate about politics and global warming.

Although this is not indifferent, separation - I am very concerned about the expansion of the Middle East, global warming and inequality, but these are no longer my business, but belong to the future. I was happy when I met a talented young man who had undergone biopsy and diagnosed metastasis. I think that the future is well master.

I do not think there is no fear. But my main feeling is appreciation. I loved and was loved; I got a lot, I did a return; I read, traveled, thought, and wrote. I touch the world, the special interaction between writer and reader.

Most importantly, on this beautiful planet, I have been a wise presence and a thoughtful animal. And this is itself a great privilege and adventure.

The beauty of writing is that it gives us the opportunity to learn new things. You can write a story about the person who sacrificed your life and discovered the power of self-sacrifice. I wrote a closeup of trafficking in person, and I can see how severe this problem is in my research and writing, and how to help. I can write that I avoid the blank page and notice that I need to overcome my fear of writing mediocre content.

I felt it was necessary to write only what I knew, so I was very hesitant to write. Whenever I write something I learned from somewhere, I feel like a dummy or imitator. But when you think about it, even the scientific work of the Nobel laureate scientist is based on the work of other scientists. In this digital age, we are used to facing my screen at work. How many times I have lost, I am sticking to the design concept and coding function just looking at the front of my monitor - I hope that some "ah" moment will come out, unfortunately it is not so. Computers are good at implementing clearly defined ideas, but can you create ideas? This is not certain. That's why it is very important that you do something off your desk. Draw the concept of wire frame and sketch on paper, draw a thought-oriented map with markers, or write down ideas on posting in brainstorming activities

Oliver Sachs, a founding neurologist and author, died at the age of 82 on Sunday, August 30. In his study of occasional strange patient case studies - which he calls it a "neural novel" - saxophone can capture mankind in pathology. In 2002, Steve Silberman wrote an article about Sax's own case study. One night in 1940, a bomb rolled from the sky into the garden in northern London, thousands of white hot alumina exploded and stacked on the lawn. 37 Resident of the house of Mapesbury Road - two Jewish doctors and their sons - a bucket that throws into the fire will only promote a chemical reaction. Surprisingly, nobody was hurt, but the shine of the bomb gives the immeasurable impression to the heart of Oliver Sacks, collapsing at the age of seven. Heat is the second of the second person delivered to Mepesberry Road during the war. First, a 1000 pound monster landed next to but did not explode