“ I asked myself, ‘Is it going to prevent me from getting out of here? Is there a risk of death attached to it? Is it permanently disabling? Is it permanently disfiguring? Lastly, is it excruciating?’ If it doesn’t fit one of those five categories, then it isn’t important.
—
Maj. Rhonda Cornum, as quoted in Sullivan
Her topic is something particularly unpleasant but her attitude is applicable to a lot of things in life.
