Mrsd didn't say soldiers are psychopaths. She said that some psychopaths make good soldiers. I don't think that can be denied for the right mission. I'm confident your son is all you say he is, and I appreciate his service for us. Part of his job was to keep the psychopaths in his unit under control so they help instead of hindering his unit's mission. That's precisely why military discipline is so important, especially in battle conditions. I hope your son heals soon so he can go on with the rest of his life. We owe him and other like him big time.

Dr. Weil writes about how to live a powerful and health promoting life instead of living as a helpless victim of circumstance. He never offers a cure for anything.

None of us are "blessed with the ability to live...(our) lives in peace, harmony and wealth." That takes a lifetime of consistent effort. Of course, a serious injury or chance exposure to a debilitating disease can make all those efforts moot. Even then, I think there's a lot of value in the current American folk wisdom, "It is what it is. Deal with it."

Gandhi's quote is right on. Chaos is one characteristic of the universe we live in, and luck and chance plays a big part of our lives. My mom used to say, "Don't act too smart, you never know what's going to happen."