The moment I read those lines on Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine on a formula that determines the handwriting eligibility and readibility, I knew for certain that it wasn't just an average handbook. It never fails to impress me with its little short non-medical stories that're affixed on certain topics. Couldn't help thinking how could I have overlooked these great stories with it in my pocket 24/7 for 3 years.

Was reading about Brown-Sequard Syndrome and this caught my eye.

"In 1931, Buerger's disease caused gangrene in the toes of Harvey Cushing - the most cantakankerous (and greatest) neurosurgeon ever. He had to be wheeled to the operating theatre to carry on his brilliant art (and to continue terrifying his assistants). He had to retire partially, whereupon his colleagues presented him with a magnificent silver cigarette box, containing 2000 cigarettes (to which he was addicted) - one for each brain tumour he had removed during his long career, so verifying the truth that although we owe everything to our teachers, we must eventually kill them to move out from under their shadow."

Following was a citation mark leading to a even more sub-headed line with a quote worth mentioning.

"The bird struggles out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever will be born, must first destroy a world" 
- Hermann Hesse Demian; 1917

The quote with its story is unlike the ones we read on papers or social media on a daily basis that are so much susceptible to misinterpretation. With the story attached the message it conveys is so much more powerful. But well, who knows maybe this isn't really what he wanted to convey and this is just some geniuses with dark minds trying to twist it?
It meant so much to me anyway, couldn't tell you why.

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