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Friday, February 11, 2005
Strong Like a Saiyan
I found this article interesting. To summarize, doctors at Johns Hopkins University found that people who suffer a major loss experience emotionally may also exhibit real physical symptoms related to their heart. It's termed stress cardiomyopathy or "broken heart syndrome." When I read about this, my thoughts jumped to a concept from the anime Dragonball Z. Most people know about how the main character Goku (who is a member of the Saiyan race of people) can power-up greatly by getting progressively angrier. But what is lesser known is that Saiyans, if they are really close to death, get stronger. (For more info, click here, and scroll down to "Saiyan Ability To Increase Power When Close To Death.) It's ironic. And then, if they end up recovering from a battle in which they almost died, they end up becoming almost twice as strong, too. (No wonder Saiyans are among the strongest fighters in the universe.) Anyway, it's not in the article, but I think a take-away lesson can be similar to what's touted in the quote "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." Adversity and suffering can make a person stronger. Like if you can recover from a broken heart, you'll end up tougher because of it. I, myself, am quite familiar with the process.
4:00 PM Albert
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