Professor Paul Dieppe, was, as he puts it, conventionally satisfied. A blossoming medical career, producing great research and raising a happy family. One day he was invited to a conference. He got on a plane to fly to Malaysia. By the end of the day he was hostage, courtesy of Saddam Hussein. On my return from Belarus, I felt people deserved the gory details and drama of a story that had sparked their compassion. I fumbled to reproduce some of the drama. But what it was really like, staring into the darkness, into myself, alone, was something quite different than that. I think Paul feels the same, and above all it was a time of self examination. And an examination of higher things. We discussed how his time in Iraq unravelled his faith in science. How Paul began to prod at deeper truths about our universe. He wrote an astounding book, in small part mentioning Iraq, but ultimately outlining his quest to reconcile metaphysical truth with the material, in pursuit of healing. How do we become whole? It's a brilliant book and we shared a powerful conversation. --------------------------------------------- Pauls book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healing-Medicine-Doctors-Journey-Integration/dp/103261059X Reach me at: ⁠⁠mirrorinmycell@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

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